How Many People Are Named Chinua?
An estimated 19 people in the United States have the first name Chinua. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Chinua peaked in popularity in 1977 with 5 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chinua 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 Chinua paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Chinua is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
19
About 1 in 18,039,702 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1977
5 births
Total Registered
20
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chinua
Chinua is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 20 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Chinua as a male name
Ranked #12,636 in 2017
5 male births in 2017
Peak: 1977 (5 births)
Chinua: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chinua span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 10 babies were registered. Chinua remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Chinua by Decade
How has Chinua 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.
Chinua + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chinua as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Chinua
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Chinua: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chinua?
We estimate approximately 19 people named Chinua 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 18,039,702 Americans share this first name.
Is Chinua a common name?
Chinua is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 39.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 20 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chinua most popular?
Chinua reached peak popularity in 1977, when 5 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chinua is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chinua a male name?
Chinua is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chinua Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chinua Smith, Chinua Johnson, Chinua 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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