How Many People Are Named Chenille?
An estimated 197 people in the United States have the first name Chenille. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Chenille peaked in popularity in 2002 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chenille as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Chenille paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
197
About 1 in 1,739,870 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
2002
16 births
Total Registered
207
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chenille
Chenille is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 207 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Chenille as a female name
Ranked #15,907 in 2007
6 female births in 2007
Peak: 2002 (16 births)
Chenille: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chenille span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 72 babies were registered. Chenille remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Chenille by Decade
How has Chenille tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Chenille + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chenille as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Chenille: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chenille?
We estimate approximately 197 people named Chenille are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,739,870 Americans share this first name.
Is Chenille a common name?
Chenille is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 207 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chenille most popular?
Chenille reached peak popularity in 2002, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chenille is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chenille a female name?
Chenille is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chenille Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chenille Smith, Chenille Johnson, Chenille Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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