Chani

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Chani: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Chani: Recorded since 1996, it reached #1,977 in 2018, and it stood at #2,253 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
23times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1977highest recorded position
5groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Girls

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#3126
1999	#3225
2001	#3262
2003	#2727
2004	#3725
2005	#2970
2008	#2721
2009	#3936
2010	#3533
2011	#4049
2012	#3681
2013	#2887
2014	#2464
2015	#2496
2016	#2757
2017	#4763
2018	#1977
2019	#3541
2020	#3117
2021	#2711
2022	#3533
2023	#2063
2024	#2253

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 23 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #3126 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1977 among girls in England and Wales, in 2018 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2253 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Chani by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Chani in England and Wales · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	8	2 of 10	4
2000s	33	6 of 10	6
2010s	78	10 of 10	8
2020sbusiest	47	5 of 10	9

Across England and Wales · Girls, the 2020s were its busiest decade — the 5 years of it this list covers, averaging 9 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Chani appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1977 in England and Wales in 2018.

Chani's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#2253	12	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#2063	13	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#3533	6	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#2711	9	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#3117	7	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#3541	6	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#1977	14	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#4763	4	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#2757	9	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#2496	10	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#2464	10	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#2887	8	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#3681	6	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#4049	5	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#3533	6	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#3936	5	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#2721	8	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#2970	6	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#3725	4	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#2727	6	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#3262	4	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#3225	4	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#3126	4	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 23 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,977, first reached in 2018.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 14 births, registered in England and Wales in 2018.

Its record falls into 5 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
17 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years10 to 19 unbroken years →
5separate stretches the record falls into5 separate stretches →
2 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#2,253position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
14births registered in its largest year, 2018Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Desire · #1977, 22y
Dolce · #1977, 20y
Dilpreet · #1979, 21y
Lady · #1979, 22y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Amarpreet · #1979, 11y
Dilpreet · #1979, 21y
Lady · #1979, 22y
Nabeelah · #1979, 19y

Chani and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Chani without appearing here.

Chani moved ahead of

Helene Compare
In 2013 they stood at #3681 and #3285 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2014 that had become #2464 and #5691.
Tracy Compare
In 2020 they stood at #3117 and #2449 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2021 that had become #2711 and #5581.
Kristine Compare
In 2012 they stood at #3681 and #2969 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2013 that had become #2887 and #5742.
Dianne Compare
In 2007 they stood at #2970 and #2970 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2008 that had become #2721 and #5545.

Moved ahead of Chani

Rory Compare
In 2019 they stood at #3541 and #4001 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2020 that had become #3117 and #1939.
Eabha Compare
In 2018 they stood at #1977 and #2674 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2019 that had become #3541 and #2458.
Selma Compare
In 2018 they stood at #1977 and #2674 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2019 that had become #3541 and #2643.
Ezra Compare
In 2013 they stood at #2887 and #5742 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2014 that had become #2464 and #1628.

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1977 in England and Wales in 2018. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Chani

Chani at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Chani by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Chani appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Chani and the names beside it

Chani moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Chani

Chani at a glance

Chani by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Chani appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Chani and the names beside it

Chani moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Chani