Chana
Meaning
variant of Hannah, 'grace, favor'
Chana around the world
One shared root links 9 names across 5 languages.
Shared root: from Hebrew Channah "grace, favor", Hannah's prayer-name smoothed through Greek and Latin into Anna and Anne
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Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Chana peaked in the 2010s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
338 people · the #17,534 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 500,000 · median age 39
Among people named Chana living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Chana
Most people given the name Chana in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Chana deep dive
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