Girls' name · since 1973
Chenay
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 61 babies named Chenay, peaking in 1985. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #32,621 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 61
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chenay sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 61 recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chenay has been recorded 61 times among girls since 1973, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1992.
- #32,621 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 61 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chenay ranks #32,621 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 61 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #32,621 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 61
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chenay's 61 recorded births place it above 54.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Chenay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chenay's full recorded timeline at 1985, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chenay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1992
- Peak year (1985)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Chenay by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (28 births, 46% of the file).
1980s was Chenay's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Chenay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
28 births
- 1990s
1990s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 28 births (46% of all-time use).
Chenay by state
Where Chenay concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 8.2% |
5 of 61 births nationwide.
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- Chenay's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (28 total births) through the 1990s (22) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Chenays (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chenay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~19 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1973–1992 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Chenay draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.