Recorded 1963–1982 Girls' name Peak 1963 10 births

Chonna — girls' name

10 babies named Chonna in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51980s5

The verdict

10 girls have been named Chonna since 1963, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1982.

10
total births
1963–1982
years on record
1960s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Chonna was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

5 babies were named Chonna in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chonna

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Chonna between 1963 and 1982, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chonna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chonna performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Chonna shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chonna 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 10 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.

Chonna at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

10

Since 1963

20 years of records

Peak year

1963

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1963

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1982

Chonna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1963

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1963)
5
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
5 19821963 5

Chonna by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
5 births that decade — 50% of Chonna's all-time total
1960s51980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chonna?
10 babies have been named Chonna since 1963. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1963 with 5 births.
When was Chonna most popular?
Chonna was most popular in the 1960s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
How long has the name Chonna been used?
Chonna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 20 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Chonna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Chole, Chosen, Choua, Chosyn, 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, 1963–1982 (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.