Chinua — boys' name

What the Data Says About Chinua

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Chinua between 1977 and 2017, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Chinua currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chinua performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Chinua shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chinua 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 20 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.