Girls' name · since 1917
Chonita
213 babies named Chonita in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,152 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 213
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
213 girls have been named Chonita since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Chonita recorded 213 times among girls since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1979.
- #19,152 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 213 born since 1917
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chonita ranks #19,152 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 213 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.
- #19,152 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 213
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Chonita's 213 recorded births place it above 73.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New Mexico.
Chonita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chonita's full recorded timeline at 1951, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1925 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chonita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1979
- Peak year (1925)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Chonita by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (52 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Chonita's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Chonita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 19
1910s
19 births
- 1920s
1920s
52 births
- 1930s
1930s
23 births
- 1940s 8
1940s
8 births
- 1950s
1950s
33 births
- 1960s
1960s
27 births
- 1970s
1970s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 52 births (24% of all-time use).
Chonita by state
Where Chonita concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Mexico | | 5 | 2.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 2.3% |
5 of 213 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Chonita's data
- Chonita's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (52 total births) through the 1970s (51) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New Mexico records the most Chonitas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Mexico names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chonita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1917–1979 (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 Chonita 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.