Chona — girls' name
37 babies named Chona in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
37 girls have been named Chona since 1915, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1973.
- 37
- total births
- 1915–1973
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 43%
- born in that decade
43% of everyone ever named Chona was born in this single decade.
8 babies were named Chona in 1972 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Chona
The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Chona between 1915 and 1973, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chona currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 8 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Chona performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Chona shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Chona 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 37 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.
Chona at a glance
Last recorded 1973Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Chona popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1915
- Peak year (1972)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1973.
37 total births across 59 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1972 with 8 births in a single year.
Chona by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 16 births that decade — 43% of Chona's all-time total
Chona decade highlights
- Peak decade 16 births
- Runner-up 6 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1970s was Chona's strongest decade
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 43% of all-time use.
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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, 1915–1973 (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.