unisex name

Ching

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 136

Ching is a unisex name with 1 syllable. It is given to both girls and boys — about 35% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 1998 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1985, when 14 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1980.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Ching over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1998, not a full ten years.

62
'80 '90
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Births named Ching by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 62
1990s (to 1998) 52

How popular is Ching?

In 1998, Ching was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Ching is used

Canada #2,141 7 in 1995
England & Wales #5,461 4 in 2024
United States #10,373 5 in 1998

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Ching

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Ching also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ching over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Ching

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ching — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Ching

How popular is the name Ching?

In 1998, Ching was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Ching a girl's or a boy's name?

Ching is used for both girls and boys. About 35% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Ching?

Ching has 1 syllable.

When was Ching most popular?

Ching peaked in 1985, when 14 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.