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Chananya

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Pronounced khah-NAHN-yah /xɑˈnɑn.jɑ/Medium

Meaning: The Hebrew Hananiah (Chananyah), 'the Lord is gracious,' from chanan ('to be gracious') and Yah (the divine name). In the book of Daniel, Hananiah is one of the three companions of Daniel — given the Babylonian name Shadrach — who stood firm in the fiery furnace.Medium

In 30 seconds: A name of grace: Chananya is the Hebrew Hananiah, 'the Lord is gracious' (said 'khah-NAHN-yah'). Steadfast and scriptural.
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MeaningThe Hebrew Hananiah (Chananyah), 'the Lord is gracious,' from chanan ('to be gracious') and Yah (the divine name). In the book of Daniel, Hananiah is one of the three companions of Daniel — given the Babylonian name Shadrach — who stood firm in the fiery furnace.
U.S. rank (2022)#12683 ↘ Falling
2022 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year2006
Total births (all-time)≈ 96

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 200619942022

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Chananya is the Hebrew Hananiah, built from chanan ('to be gracious') and Yah, the divine name — 'the Lord is gracious.' In the book of Daniel, Hananiah is one of the three young men taken to Babylon, renamed Shadrach, who refused to bow to the golden image and were preserved in the furnace. The name is still given in Jewish families today. Very rare in the U.S. (said 'khah-NAHN-yah').

It appears very rarely in the U.S., mostly in Jewish communities. Rare, scriptural, and steadfast.

Did you know? Chananya is the Hebrew Hananiah — 'the Lord is gracious' — the name of one of Daniel's three companions, called Shadrach in Babylon, who stood firm in the fiery furnace (said 'khah-NAHN-yah').
Overall data confidence 65%
References — Chananya — Hebrew Hananiah 'the Lord is gracious'; Daniel's companion (Shadrach)

Variations

HananiahChananiaHanania

Nicknames

ChaniNan

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Chananya mean?

Chananya is the Hebrew Hananiah, 'the Lord is gracious' — one of Daniel's three companions, known in Babylon as Shadrach.

How do you pronounce Chananya?

It's said khah-NAHN-yah /xɑˈnɑn.jɑ/ — three syllables, stress on the second; the ch is a throaty kh.

Is Chananya a boy or girl name?

Chananya is a boy's name.

How popular is Chananya?

Chananya is very rare in the U.S. and used mainly within Jewish communities.

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