Girls' name · since 1953
Chenita
377 babies named Chenita in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,005 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 377
- born since 1953
- 1970s
- peak decade
Chenita is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 377 have been recorded since 1953.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chenita has been recorded 377 times among girls since 1953, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 1991.
- #14,005 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 377 born since 1953
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chenita ranks #14,005 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 377 born since 1953, peaking in the 1970s.
- #14,005 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 377
- born since 1953
- 1970s
- peak decade
Chenita's 377 recorded births place it above 80.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Chenita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chenita splits its recorded history at 1972: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1953 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1975 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chenita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1991
- Peak year (1975)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Chenita by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (154 births, 41% of the file).
1970s was Chenita's strongest decade.
154 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Chenita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 26
1950s
26 births
- 1960s
1960s
102 births
- 1970s
1970s
154 births
- 1980s
1980s
89 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 154 births (41% of all-time use).
Chenita by state
Where Chenita concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 10 | 2.7% |
10 of 377 births nationwide.
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What to do with Chenita's data
- Chenita's decade-level peak was the 1970s (154 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Chenitas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Chenita: 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 (~38 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, 1953–1991 (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 Chenita 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.