Recorded 1991–2023 Boys' name Peak 1995 31 births

Cheenou — boys' name

31 babies named Cheenou in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s262020s5

The verdict

31 boys have been named Cheenou since 1991, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2023.

31
total births
1991–2023
years on record
1990s
peak decade
84%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

84% of everyone ever named Cheenou was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

9 babies were named Cheenou in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cheenou

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Cheenou between 1991 and 2023, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cheenou currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cheenou performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Cheenou shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cheenou in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cheenou 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 31 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.

Cheenou at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

31

Since 1991

33 years of records

Peak year

1995

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1991

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2023

Cheenou popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1991

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1995)
9
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
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Cheenou by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
26 births that decade — 84% of Cheenou's all-time total
1990s262020s5

Cheenou by state

Where Cheenou concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cheenou
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 16.1%
California share of Cheenou's total US births 16.1%

5 of 31 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cheenou?
31 babies have been named Cheenou since 1991. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1995 with 9 births.
When was Cheenou most popular?
Cheenou was most popular in the 1990s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Cheenou most popular?
The top states for the name Cheenou are California (5 births).
How long has the name Cheenou been used?
Cheenou has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 33 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Cheenou?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Chester, Chet, Chevy, Cheyenne, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1991–2023 (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.