Channing

Meaning: Not established
Origin: English surname — Of uncertain origin, borne by the preacher William Ellery Channing and the actor Channing Tatum

Boy's name · #1772 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

60% boys · 40% girls — Channing is also given to girls: 51 in 2025, about 40% in recent years. Channing →

Popularity over time

Channing reached #515 in 2012 and has eased to #1772 since. About 7,300 boys have carried it since 1912.

In recent years, Channing ran 4–6× its national rate in Mississippi and Louisiana.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 11 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

See how Channing ranks in other countries and regions.

#2,614 in Canada (2023) · #3,412 in England & Wales (2018) · #4,277 in Ecuador (2016) · #1,770 in France (1986).

Among 40 notable people named Channing:

Sports figures appear 1.9× more often than among typical names — e.g. Channing Frye, American basketball player (born 1983).

Similar names: Jaxen · Canyon · Mayson · Carsen · Carver · Cason

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