How Many People Are Named Chenita?
An estimated 331 people in the United States have the first name Chenita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Chenita peaked in popularity in 1975 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chenita 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 Chenita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
331
About 1 in 1,035,512 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1975
26 births
Total Registered
377
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chenita
Chenita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 377 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Chenita as a female name
Ranked #11,793 in 1991
6 female births in 1991
Peak: 1975 (26 births)
Chenita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chenita span from the 1950s to the 1990s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 154 babies were registered. Chenita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Chenita by Decade
How has Chenita 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.
Chenita by State
Chenita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chenita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Chenita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chenita?
We estimate approximately 331 people named Chenita 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 1,035,512 Americans share this first name.
Is Chenita a common name?
Chenita is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 377 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chenita most popular?
Chenita reached peak popularity in 1975, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chenita is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chenita a female name?
Chenita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chenita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chenita Smith, Chenita Johnson, Chenita 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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