Recorded 1997–2008 Girls' name Peak 2003 34 births

Cheniya — girls' name

34 babies named Cheniya in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s102000s24

The verdict

34 girls have been named Cheniya since 1997, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2008.

34
total births
1997–2008
years on record
2000s
peak decade
71%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Cheniya was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

8 babies were named Cheniya in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cheniya

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Cheniya between 1997 and 2008, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cheniya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cheniya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Cheniya shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cheniya 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 34 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.

Cheniya at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

34

Since 1997

12 years of records

Peak year

2003

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1997

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2008

Cheniya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1997

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (2003)
8
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
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Cheniya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
24 births that decade — 71% of Cheniya's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cheniya?
34 babies have been named Cheniya since 1997. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 2003 with 8 births.
When was Cheniya most popular?
Cheniya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Cheniya been used?
Cheniya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 12 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Cheniya?
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.

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, 1997–2008 (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.