Channing

English or Irish

"people of Cana or wolf cub"

Channing Origin and Meaning

The name Channing is a boy's name of English, Irish origin meaning "people of Cana or wolf cub".

Channing is a sophisticated surname name whose use is probably linked to actor Channing Tatum and Channing Crowder, former linebacker for the Miami Dolphins.

Channing Rank in US Top 1000

# 913 in the US

Channing Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1568 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Channing

• 913 US 2017
• 1568 Nameberry 2025
• 696 Unique 2024
• 313 Unisex 2024

20 Names Similar to Channing

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Famous People Named Channing

• Channing Matthew Tatum American actor
• Channing Thomas Frye American basketball player
• Channing Harris Cox American politician; 49th Governor of Massachusetts
• (Randolph) Channing Crowder American NFL player
• Channing Moore Williams American bishop and missionary in China and Japan
• Channing Hansen American artist; brother of singer Beck Hansen
• Channing Pollock American magician and actor
• Channing "Chan" Carson Low American cartoonist; son of actress Carol Channing
• Channing Toney American basketball player; son of basketball player Andrew Toney

The name Channing in Pop Culture

• Channing Creighton "C.C." Capwell character on American soap "Santa Barbara"
• Channing TX, town in the Texas panhandle