Girls' name · since 1976
Chenequa
Chenequa has 42 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #36,911 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 42
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chenequa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 42 recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Chenequa recorded 42 times among girls since 1976, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 1991.
- #36,911 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 42 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chenequa ranks #36,911 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 42 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #36,911 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 42
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chenequa's 42 recorded births place it above 48.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chenequa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chenequa's SSA record in two at 1982 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chenequa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1991
- Peak year (1991)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Chenequa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (18 births, 43% of the file).
1990s was Chenequa's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Chenequa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
13 births
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 18 births (43% of all-time use).
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Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~15 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, 1976–1991 (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 Chenequa 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.