Unisex name · since 1971
Chene
64 babies named Chene in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #32,071 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 64
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chene sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 64 recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Chene recorded 64 times among girls since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1991.
- #32,071 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 64 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chene ranks #32,071 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 64 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #32,071 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 64
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chene's 64 recorded births place it above 55.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chene splits its recorded history at 1984: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chene popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1991
- Peak year (1990)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1991.
64 total births across 21 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1990 with 11 births in a single year.
Chene popularity over time - boys
11 total births recorded since 1993 (Chene as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Chene accounts for 15% of total recorded use across both genders.
Chene by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (31 births, 48% of the file).
1980s was Chene's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Chene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
16 births
- 1980s
1980s
31 births
- 1990s
1990s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 31 births (48% of all-time use).
Chene decade highlights
- Peak decade 31 births
- Runner-up 17 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Chene's data
- Chene's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (31 total births) through the 1990s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chene: 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 (~20 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, 1971–1991 (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 Chene 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.
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