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Meaning

The name Chana has the following meaning:

The Hebrew word for "Grace". It appears in the Old Testament in the form of the mother of prophet Samuel. The name remained popular ever since the 1600s until 19th century. Its popularity then dipped a little afterwards, but today, the name still remains a popular choice for many.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Chana is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 952 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Chana rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 111 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 830 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Chana in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Origins

The name Chana is very likely a(n) Hebrew variant of the name Hannah. See other suggested Hebrew girl baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Hannah.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Chana and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Chana: Boys - Ebb, Hezekiah, Isaiah, Jair, Girls - Bethany, Dinah, Neta, Both genders - Ira, Joan, Judith

Variants

The name Chana is a variant of Hannah. Other popular variants of the name Hannah are: Ana (Spanish), Ann (English), Anna (English), Annalie (Finnish), Anneka (Swedish), Anya (Russian), Chana, Chanah, Hana (Slavic), Hanae, Hanalee, Hanalise, Hanne (Norse), Hanneka, Hannela, Hannele, Hannella, Hannelore, Hanny, Nan (Nickname)

Style

We think the name Chana should fall under the following style category: Traditional.

See other Traditional girl names

Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Chana to be: A very old-fashioned girl who is quiet and introverted

In one word, you might describe Chana as a(n) "old-fashioned" person.

See other "old-fashioned" names for girls.

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Famous persons

See the meaning of Hannah for names of some famous persons with the name Chana or Hannah (or their variants).
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Cassidy (141)
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Chelsea (176)
Charlotte (178)
Carly (189)
Cassandera
Celicia
Casandra
Charitey
Chandal
Chaylea
Cassity
Charty
Charmein
Celek
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