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Chanya
How to Pronounce Chanya
Pronounced CHAHN-yuh /ˈtʃɑn.jə/Medium
Meaning: Chanya is a Thai name usually glossed as young and beautiful, and it also resembles the Hebrew Chana, meaning grace. It carries a soft, graceful sound valued across more than one tradition.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
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
Chanya is chiefly a Thai name meaning young and beautiful, and it also echoes the Hebrew Chana, grace, the source of Hannah. In the United States it reached records mainly through Thai and internationally minded families, prized for its gentle, graceful sound.
Chanya was always rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its modest peak in the mid two-thousands. A girl named Chanya then is still in her teens or twenties today.
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What does the name Chanya mean?
It is a Thai name meaning young and beautiful, also linked to the Hebrew Chana, meaning grace.
How do you pronounce Chanya?
It is said CHAHN-yuh /ˈtʃɑn.jə/, two syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Chanya a boy or girl name?
Chanya is used here as a girl's name.
How popular is Chanya?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the mid two-thousands.