Girls' name · since 1962
Chimene
Since 1962, U.S. Social Security records show 224 babies named Chimene, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,657 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 224
- born since 1962
- 1960s
- peak decade
Chimene is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 224 have been recorded since 1962.
Chimene has 224 recorded births among girls since 1962, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 1989.
- #18,657 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 224 born since 1962
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chimene ranks #18,657 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 224 born since 1962, peaking in the 1960s.
- #18,657 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 224
- born since 1962
- 1960s
- peak decade
Chimene's 224 recorded births place it above 74.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Chimene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chimene splits its recorded history at 1971: 28% of all births land in the more recent half, 72% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1966 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 56 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chimene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1989
- Peak year (1970)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Chimene by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (106 births, 47% of the file).
1960s was Chimene's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Chimene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
106 births
- 1970s
1970s
98 births
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 106 births (47% of all-time use).
Chimene by state
Where Chimene concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 20 | 8.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 13 | 5.8% |
20 of 224 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Chimene's decade-level peak was the 1960s (106 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Chimenes (20 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chimene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1962–1989 (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 Chimene 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.