Recorded 1978–1992 Girls' name Peak 1979 64 births

Chaneka — girls' name

64 babies named Chaneka in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s151980s311990s18

The verdict

64 girls have been named Chaneka since 1978, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1992.

64
total births
1978–1992
years on record
1980s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Chaneka was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

8 babies were named Chaneka in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chaneka

The Social Security Administration has registered 64 babies named Chaneka between 1978 and 1992, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chaneka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chaneka performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Chaneka shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chaneka in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 64 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Chaneka at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

64

Since 1978

15 years of records

Peak year

1979

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1978

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1992

Chaneka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1978

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1979)
8
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
456789 1992199119901986198519841981198019791978 7

Chaneka by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
31 births that decade — 48% of Chaneka's all-time total
1970s151980s311990s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chaneka?
64 babies have been named Chaneka since 1978. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1979 with 8 births.
When was Chaneka most popular?
Chaneka was most popular in the 1980s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Chaneka been used?
Chaneka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 15 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Chaneka?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Charlotte, Charlene, Charlie, Charity, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1978–1992 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.