Boys' name · since 1997
Chinonso
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 114 babies named Chinonso, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,527 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,223 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 114
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Chinonso currently ranks #11223 among boys' names in America, with 114 babies recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chinonso has been recorded 114 times among boys since 1997, currently ranked #11223 nationally and more common than 19% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #16,527 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,223 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 114 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chinonso ranks #16,527 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,223 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 114 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,527 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,223 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 114
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Chinonso's 114 recorded births place it above 63.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Chinonso compares
114 28th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Chinonso's all-time total is 69% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Chinonso | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 114 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Chinonso's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chinonso splits its recorded history at 2012: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chinonso popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Chinonso by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (53 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Chinonso's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Chinonso births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
44 births
- 2010s
2010s
53 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 53 births (46% of all-time use).
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What to do with Chinonso's data
- Chinonso's decade-level peak was the 2010s (53 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chinonso: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Chinonso 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.