Recorded 1978–1989 Girls' name Peak 1984 41 births

Cheena — girls' name

41 babies named Cheena in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

41 girls have been named Cheena since 1978, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1989.

41
total births
1978–1989
years on record
1980s
peak decade
83%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

83% of everyone ever named Cheena was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

10 babies were named Cheena in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cheena

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Cheena between 1978 and 1989, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cheena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cheena performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Cheena shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cheena 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 41 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.

Cheena at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

41

Since 1978

12 years of records

Peak year

1984

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1978

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1989

Cheena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1978

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1984)
10
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
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Cheena by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
34 births that decade — 83% of Cheena's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cheena?
41 babies have been named Cheena since 1978. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1984 with 10 births.
When was Cheena most popular?
Cheena was most popular in the 1980s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Cheena been used?
Cheena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 12 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Cheena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cheryl, Chelsea, Cheyenne, Cheri, 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, 1978–1989 (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.