US rank #7320 Girls' name Peak 1976 1,728 births

Chenoa — #7320 US girls' name

1,728 babies named Chenoa in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s131970s3671980s3331990s4082000s3812010s1802020s46
#7320
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 59% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Chenoa was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

59 babies were named Chenoa in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chenoa

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,728 babies named Chenoa between 1967 and 2024, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chenoa currently holds the #7320 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 59 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chenoa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 408 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Chenoa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 140 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Chenoa in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chenoa 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 1,728 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.

Chenoa at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,728

Since 1967

58 years of records

Peak year

1976

59 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#7,320

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1967

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2024

Chenoa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1967

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1976)
59
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
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Chenoa by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
408 births that decade — 24% of Chenoa's all-time total
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Chenoa by state

Where Chenoa concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Chenoa
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%
California share of Chenoa's total US births 8.1%
Even split

140 of 1,728 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chenoa?
1,728 babies have been named Chenoa since 1967. It currently ranks #7320 among girls. The peak year was 1976 with 59 births.
When was Chenoa most popular?
Chenoa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 408 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
Where is Chenoa most popular?
The top states for the name Chenoa are California (140 births), New York (15 births), Texas (11 births).
How long has the name Chenoa been used?
Chenoa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 58 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Chenoa?
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, 1967–2024 (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.