girl's name
China
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 4,789
China is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1992, when 245 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1885.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
China over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 10 |
| 1900s | 37 |
| 1910s | 71 |
| 1920s | 91 |
| 1930s | 58 |
| 1940s | 65 |
| 1950s | 84 |
| 1960s | 126 |
| 1970s | 322 |
| 1980s | 736 |
| 1990s | 1,977 |
| 2000s | 637 |
| 2010s | 343 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 61 |
How popular is China?
In 2025, China was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where China is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside China
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like China also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with China over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for China
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with China — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about China
How popular is the name China?
In 2025, China was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is China a girl's or a boy's name?
China is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in China?
China has 2 syllables.
When was China most popular?
China peaked in 1992, when 245 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is China a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. China currently ranks #11,415 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.