girl's name

Chenai

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 199

Scotland

#654

2007 births

Chenai is a girl's name. In 2022 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2006, when 63 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • First appears in birth records in 1998.

Chenai over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2017, not a full ten years.

147
'90 '00 '10
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Births named Chenai by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 3
2000s 147
2010s (to 2017) 32

How popular is Chenai?

In 2017, Chenai was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Chenai is used

Scotland #654 4 in 2007
England & Wales #6,511 3 in 2017
United States #15,542 5 in 2022

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Chenai

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Chenai also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Chenai over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Chenai

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Chenai — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Chenai

How popular is the name Chenai?

In 2017, Chenai was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Chenai a girl's or a boy's name?

Chenai is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Chenai most popular?

Chenai peaked in 2006, when 63 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.