China
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About China
Long before the current place-name craze, a pair of the more daring pop singers of the Age of Aquarius picked this name for their daughters. Jefferson Airplane's Grace Slick used the conventional spelling, the Mamas and the Papas's Michelle Phillips went further afield with Chynna (of the group Wilson Phillips).
The name has been associated with some very glamorous women--China (born Noelie and pronounced Cheena) Machado was one of the first supermodels and a muse for Richard Avedon, and the contemporary actress and model China Chow.
China is also given to boys.
Pronounced CHY-nuh.
As of October 2026, China ranked #11148 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #816 in 1992.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,287 | 34 | 19 |
| 2015 | #4,321 | 33 | 18.5 |
| 2016 | #4,363 | 33 | 18.6 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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China on lists
Famous Chinas
- China Anne McClainGirl
American pop singer and actress
- Noelie Dasouza "China" MachadoGirl
Chinese,born model and fashion editor
- China ChowGirl
British actress and model
- Margaret "China" LeeGirl
American model and actress; first Asian Playboy centerfold
- Concepción Matilde "China" ZorrillaGirl
Uruguayan actress
- China Wing KantnerGirl
American actress, daughter of Grace Slick and Paul Kantner of Jefferson Airplane
- China BreznerGirl
American model; daughter of producer Larry Brezner, ex,girlfriend of actor Shia LaBeouf
- China MosesGirl
American R&B singer; daughter of singer Dee Dee Bridgewater
China in pop culture
- ChinaGirl
character in video game 'Style Boutique'
- China SorrowsGirl
character in the Skulduggery Pleasant series
- ChinaGirl
country in Asia