Recorded 1982–1998 Girls' name Peak 1990 74 births

Chanique — girls' name

74 babies named Chanique in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s271990s47

The verdict

74 girls have been named Chanique since 1982, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1998.

74
total births
1982–1998
years on record
1990s
peak decade
64%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Chanique was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

13 babies were named Chanique in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chanique

The Social Security Administration has registered 74 babies named Chanique between 1982 and 1998, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chanique currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chanique performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Chanique shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chanique 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 74 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.

Chanique at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

74

Since 1982

17 years of records

Peak year

1990

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1982

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1998

Chanique popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1982

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1990)
13
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
468101214 1998199319921991199019891988198719851982 6

Chanique by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
47 births that decade — 64% of Chanique's all-time total
1980s271990s47

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chanique?
74 babies have been named Chanique since 1982. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1990 with 13 births.
When was Chanique most popular?
Chanique was most popular in the 1990s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Chanique been used?
Chanique has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 17 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Chanique?
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, 1982–1998 (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.