Given name
Channah
“having favor and grace”
Channah is a variant of Chana. In Hebrew use, Chana carries the interpretation “having favor and grace.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Channah is a variant of Chana. In Hebrew use, Chana carries the interpretation “having favor and grace.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Channah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 266
- 0 boys · 266 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 16 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +39%
- Rising
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 9 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 261 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Channah’s family of names
Channah has a related form in Chana.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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