How Many People Are Named Chenise?
An estimated 268 people in the United States have the first name Chenise. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Chenise peaked in popularity in 1992 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chenise 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 Chenise paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
268
About 1 in 1,278,934 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1992
26 births
Total Registered
289
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chenise
Chenise is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 289 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Chenise as a female name
Ranked #13,007 in 1999
6 female births in 1999
Peak: 1992 (26 births)
Chenise: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chenise span from the 1950s to the 1990s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 100 babies were registered. Chenise remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Chenise by Decade
How has Chenise 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.
Chenise + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chenise as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Chenise: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chenise?
We estimate approximately 268 people named Chenise 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 1,278,934 Americans share this first name.
Is Chenise a common name?
Chenise is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 289 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chenise most popular?
Chenise reached peak popularity in 1992, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chenise is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chenise a female name?
Chenise is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chenise Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chenise Smith, Chenise Johnson, Chenise 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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