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Girl name

Chauna

100% girls · last recorded 1993

Chauna has been given to about 248 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1977, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Living in the US≈ 237
Median age today47 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Chauna per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1977 · 17
  • Born in 20250
  • All time248

How popular is Chauna?

Its best year was 1977, when 17 babies were given the name, ranking 4085th. The typical living American called Chauna is about 47 years old today.

Names that sound like Chauna

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shauna0.88
  2. Chana0.82
  3. Shawna0.79
  4. Hanna0.70
  5. Shana0.70
  6. Shanna0.70
  7. Shayna0.70
  8. Hana0.70

Middle names for Chauna

Ranked by flow score
  1. Chauna Josephine0.84
  2. Chauna Rose0.83
  3. Chauna Louise0.83
  4. Chauna June0.82
  5. Chauna Pearl0.82
  6. Chauna Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Chauna

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Jennifersister · 0.60
  2. Aprilsister · 0.60
  3. Jasonbrother · 0.59
  4. Jamieeither · 0.59
  5. Larasister · 0.59
  6. Jaimeeither · 0.58

Where Chauna is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Chauna White0.78
    2. Chauna Reyes0.78
    3. Chauna Nguyen0.78
    4. Chauna Moore0.78
    5. Chauna Lee0.78
    6. Chauna Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Chauna

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.