Total births
27
Girls' name · since 1980
Chinelle
27 babies named Chinelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 27
- total births
- 1980–1993
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 56%
- born in that decade
Chinelle sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 27 recorded since 1980.
Social Security Administration records show Chinelle recorded 27 times among girls since 1980, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 1993.
- 27 total births
- 1980–1993 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 56% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
27 girls have been named Chinelle since 1980, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1993.
- 27
- total births
- 1980–1993
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 56%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
56% of everyone ever named Chinelle was born in this single decade.
1980
Single peak year
7 babies were named Chinelle in 1980 - its busiest year on record.
Chinelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chinelle's full recorded timeline at 1990, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chinelle at a glance
Last recorded 1993Peak year
1980
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1980
Chinelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1993
- Peak year (1980)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Chinelle by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Chinelle's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Chinelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 15 births (56% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Chinelle? ▼
Since 1980, Social Security records show 27 babies named Chinelle. The most recent recorded year was 1993. Its busiest year on record was 1980, with 7 births.
When was Chinelle most popular? ▼
Chinelle was most popular in the 1990s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Chinelle been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Chinelle since 1980 -- 14 years through the most recent 1993 data.
What names are similar to Chinelle? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Chiquita, Chiara, China, Chioma, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Chinelle
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1980–1993 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Chinelle: Baby Name Since 1980 - 27 Births, Peak 1980." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/chinelle. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Chinelle 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 July 2026.