Chanan
Boy name
Chanan meaning
Compassionate
Chanan at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
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- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- شنانAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #12,008 in 2025
Chanan popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | #5,123 | 6 |
| 2025 | #12,008 | 5 |
All 15 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | #5,123 | 6 |
| 1981 | #6,262 | 5 |
| 1988 | #7,270 | 5 |
| 1989 | #7,905 | 5 |
| 2001 | #10,556 | 5 |
| 2009 | #12,491 | 5 |
| 2011 | #12,287 | 5 |
| 2012 | #10,770 | 6 |
| 2013 | #10,728 | 6 |
| 2014 | #6,307 | 13 |
| 2015 | #8,744 | 8 |
| 2016 | #7,157 | 11 |
| 2017 | #12,246 | 5 |
| 2019 | #9,756 | 7 |
| 2025 | #12,008 | 5 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2025). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: MuslimNames.com via the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset.
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