China is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what China means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named China across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular China has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
China is a girl name of English origin meaning “the country China or fine porcelain”. A place name adopted as a given name, also used affectionately in Spanish.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,618 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 166 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named China per year, United States (1885 to 2025). United States peaked in 1992 (245/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 1998 (20/yr).
China is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1992, when it ranked #1,447 nationally (given to 245 babies that year).
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