Given name
Chaniah
“blessed with grace from God”
Chaniah is a variant of Chania. One Hebrew interpretation is “blessed with grace from God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Chaniah is a variant of Chania. One Hebrew interpretation is “blessed with grace from God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Chaniah is a variant of Chania. An origin associated with Chania is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1996. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Chaniah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 59
- 0 boys · 59 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 2009. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Chaniah’s family of names
Chaniah has a related form in Chania.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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