Girls' name · since 1958
Chenise
Since 1958, U.S. Social Security records show 289 babies named Chenise, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,235 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 289
- born since 1958
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chenise is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 289 have been recorded since 1958.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chenise has been recorded 289 times among girls since 1958, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 1999.
- #16,235 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 289 born since 1958
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chenise ranks #16,235 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 289 born since 1958, peaking in the 1990s.
- #16,235 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 289
- born since 1958
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chenise's 289 recorded births place it above 77.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chenise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chenise's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1958, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chenise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1999
- Peak year (1992)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Chenise by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (100 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Chenise's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Chenise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 28
1960s
28 births
- 1970s
1970s
66 births
- 1980s
1980s
89 births
- 1990s
1990s
100 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 100 births (35% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chenise: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~41 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, 1958–1999 (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 Chenise 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.