Girls' name · since 1976
Chenique
42 babies named Chenique in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #36,912 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 42
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
42 girls have been named Chenique since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Chenique recorded 42 times among girls since 1976, 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 1976 to 1990.
- #36,912 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 42 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chenique ranks #36,912 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 42 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #36,912 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 42
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chenique's 42 recorded births place it above 48.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Chenique's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chenique's full recorded timeline at 1984, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chenique popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1990
- Peak year (1990)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Chenique by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (29 births, 69% of the file).
1980s was Chenique's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Chenique births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
29 births
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 29 births (69% of all-time use).
Chenique by state
Where Chenique concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 11.9% |
5 of 42 births nationwide.
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What to do with Chenique's data
- Chenique's decade-level peak was the 1980s (29 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Cheniques (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Chenique: 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 (~14 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, 1976–1990 (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 Chenique 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.