Girls' name · since 1964
Chenelle
804 babies named Chenelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,688 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 804
- born since 1964
- 1980s
- peak decade
804 girls have been named Chenelle since 1964, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Chenelle has 804 recorded births among girls since 1964, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2021.
- #8,688 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 804 born since 1964
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chenelle ranks #8,688 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 804 born since 1964, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,688 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 804
- born since 1964
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chenelle's 804 recorded births place it above 87.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Chenelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chenelle's full recorded timeline at 1991, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1967, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 41 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chenelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2021
- Peak year (1990)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Chenelle by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (263 births, 33% of the file).
1980s was Chenelle's strongest decade.
263 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Chenelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 40
1960s
40 births
- 1970s
1970s
124 births
- 1980s
1980s
263 births
- 1990s
1990s
230 births
- 2000s 99
2000s
99 births
- 2010s 42
2010s
42 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 263 births (33% of all-time use).
How Chenelle compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Chenelle's total volume
Chenelle by state
Where Chenelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 49 | 6.1% |
| #2 | California | | 16 | 2.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
49 of 804 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Chenelle's data
- Chenelle's decade-level peak was the 1980s (263 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Chenelles (49 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chenelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1964–2021 (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 Chenelle 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.