Recorded 1970–1992 Girls' name Peak 1981 86 births

Chiniqua — girls' name

86 babies named Chiniqua in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s301980s411990s15

The verdict

86 girls have been named Chiniqua since 1970, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1992.

86
total births
1970–1992
years on record
1980s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Chiniqua was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

9 babies were named Chiniqua in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chiniqua

The Social Security Administration has registered 86 babies named Chiniqua between 1970 and 1992, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chiniqua currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chiniqua performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Chiniqua shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chiniqua 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 86 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.

Chiniqua at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

86

Since 1970

23 years of records

Peak year

1981

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1970

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1992

Chiniqua popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1970

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1981)
9
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
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Chiniqua by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
41 births that decade — 48% of Chiniqua's all-time total
1970s301980s411990s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chiniqua?
86 babies have been named Chiniqua since 1970. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1981 with 9 births.
When was Chiniqua most popular?
Chiniqua was most popular in the 1980s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Chiniqua been used?
Chiniqua has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 23 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Chiniqua?
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.

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, 1970–1992 (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.