Girls' name · since 1967
Chenoa
Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 1,736 babies named Chenoa, peaking in 1976. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,178 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,133 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,736
- born since 1967
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chenoa currently ranks #11133 among girls' names in America, with 1,736 babies recorded since 1967.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chenoa has been recorded 1,736 times among girls since 1967, currently ranked #11133 nationally and more common than 36% of girls, 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 1967 to 2025.
- #5,178 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,133 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,736 born since 1967
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chenoa ranks #5,178 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,133 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,736 born since 1967, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,178 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,133 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,736
- born since 1967
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chenoa's 1,736 recorded births place it above 92.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Chenoa compares
1,736 Top 24% higher than 76% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Chenoa's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Chenoa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,736 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 59 | 21 | 19,840 |
Chenoa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chenoa's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 59, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chenoa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025
- Peak year (1976)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Chenoa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (408 births, 24% of the file).
1990s was Chenoa's strongest decade.
408 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Chenoa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s
1970s
367 births
- 1980s
1980s
333 births
- 1990s
1990s
408 births
- 2000s
2000s
381 births
- 2010s
2010s
180 births
- 2020s 54
2020s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 408 births (24% of all-time use).
How Chenoa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Chenoa's total volume
Chenoa by state
Where Chenoa concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 140 | 8.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 15 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #5 | Washington | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.3% |
140 of 1,736 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Chenoa's data
- Chenoa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (408 total births); usage has since declined to 54 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Chenoas (140 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chenoa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1967–2025 (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 Chenoa 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.