Recorded 1958–1999 Girls' name Peak 1992 289 births

Chenise — girls' name

289 babies named Chenise in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61960s281970s661980s891990s100
1990s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Chenise was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

26 babies were named Chenise in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chenise

The Social Security Administration has registered 289 babies named Chenise between 1958 and 1999, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chenise currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chenise performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 100 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Chenise shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chenise in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 289 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Chenise at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

289

Since 1958

42 years of records

Peak year

1992

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1958

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 1999

Chenise popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1958

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1992)
26
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
51015202530 199919931989198519801976197019641958 6

Chenise by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
100 births that decade — 35% of Chenise's all-time total
1950s61960s281970s661980s891990s100

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chenise?
289 babies have been named Chenise since 1958. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1992 with 26 births.
When was Chenise most popular?
Chenise was most popular in the 1990s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Chenise been used?
Chenise has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 42 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Chenise?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cheryl, Chelsea, Cheyenne, Cheri, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1958–1999 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.