BabyNameScore

Chana

KHAH·nah · 2 syllables

Chana is distinctive.

91/100

Strong Practical Fit

Balanced across pronunciation, everyday use, lifetime fit and international use.

Name Profile

  1. Pronunciation & Spelling

    Clear, with one common misreading

    91/100

  2. Everyday Use

    Low risk

    95/100

  3. Growing Up

    Strong lifetime fit

    Works comfortably across child and adult settings.

    82/100

  4. International Use

    Broad international fit

    Works cleanly across the assessed languages and writing systems.

    85/100

ORIGIN & HISTORY

About the name

"Favour, grace" — Chana is the Modern Hebrew form of Hannah, from Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥanna), rooted in חָנַן (ḥanan), "to be gracious."

  1. חַנָּה (Hebrew).
  2. Mythological and religious contextVia its direct connection to Hannah, the name carries the biblical association of Hannah, wife of Elkanah in the Old Testament, who struggled with infertility, was blessed by the priest Eli, and gave birth to the prophet Samuel. This narrative belongs to the source name Hannah rather than to any independently documented biblical account using the "Chana" spelling itself.
POPULARITY

Chana over time

United States
#686RANK

Rank #686 gives national context, not a classroom forecast.

Uncommon in current U.S. usage. Ranked #686 in the U.S., 2025.

SourceU.S. Social Security Administration · 2025 release

Pronunciation & Forms

SAY IT

KHAH·nah

STRESS ON THE FIRST SYLLABLE

PRACTICAL LIFE

How This Name Lives

AT SCHOOL & DAY TO DAY

Short and phonetically simple once the initial "ch" (guttural /χ/) sound is learned, though English-speaking children and teachers unfamiliar with Hebrew phonetics commonly default to a hard "ch" or silent-h pronunciation instead.

INTO ADULTHOOD

Reads as a warm, traditional Hebrew name for an adult, most legible within Jewish communities; outside those contexts it may be read as an unfamiliar variant of the far more common Hannah.

Names around it

HannahHana
EDITORIAL SYNTHESIS

The Decision

Chana is spelled without unusual letter patterns, and it holds up in everyday use. Surname-dependent compatibility remains unassessed until a surname is added.

STRENGTH

English speakers will most likely pronounce it correctly on the first try. Uses standard characters that systems widely handle cleanly.

BEST FIT

Everyday Use is the strongest-scoring part of this name — no obvious nickname traps, rhymes, or initial issues detected.

FULL-NAME CHECK

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