Recorded 1979–2022 Girls' name Peak 1991 2,263 births

Chynna — girls' name

2,263 babies named Chynna in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1990s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Chynna was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

242 babies were named Chynna in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chynna

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,263 babies named Chynna between 1979 and 2022, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chynna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 242 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chynna performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 1,532 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Chynna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 208 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Chynna in 23 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chynna 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 2,263 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.

Chynna at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

2,263

Since 1979

44 years of records

Peak year

1991

242 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1979

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2022

Chynna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1979

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1991)
242
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
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Chynna by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
1,532 births that decade — 68% of Chynna's all-time total
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Chynna by state

Where Chynna concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Chynna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
208 9.2%
#2 New York
171 7.6%
#3 Florida
90 4.0%
#4 Georgia
78 3.4%
#5 Texas
77 3.4%
#6 Pennsylvania
69 3.0%
#7 Michigan
60 2.7%
#8 North Carolina
54 2.4%
California share of Chynna's total US births 9.2%
Even split

208 of 2,263 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.

Chynna appears in 23 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chynna?
2,263 babies have been named Chynna since 1979. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1991 with 242 births.
When was Chynna most popular?
Chynna was most popular in the 1990s decade with 1,532 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Chynna most popular?
The top states for the name Chynna are California (208 births), New York (171 births), Florida (90 births).
How long has the name Chynna been used?
Chynna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 44 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Chynna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Chyna, Chyanne, Chyenne, Chyann, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1979–2022 (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.