Girls' name · since 1978
Chenin
Chenin has 29 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1983 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #41,238 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 29
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chenin sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 29 recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chenin has been recorded 29 times among girls since 1978, 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 1978 to 1986.
- #41,238 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 29 born since 1978
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chenin ranks #41,238 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 29 born since 1978, peaking in the 1980s.
- #41,238 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 29
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chenin's 29 recorded births place it above 42.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Chenin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chenin's full recorded timeline at 1983, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1983 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chenin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1986
- Peak year (1983)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Chenin by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (24 births, 83% of the file).
1980s was Chenin's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 83% of all-time use.
Chenin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 24 births (83% of all-time use).
Chenin by state
Where Chenin concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 17.2% |
5 of 29 births nationwide.
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- California records the most Chenins (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 Chenin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1978–1986 (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 Chenin 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.