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Girl name

Chenise

100% girls · last recorded 1999

Chenise has been given to about 289 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1992, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 278
Median age today41 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Chenise per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1992 · 26
  • Born in 20250
  • All time289

How popular is Chenise?

Its best year was 1992, when 26 babies were given the name, ranking 3988th. The typical living American called Chenise is about 41 years old today.

Names that sound like Chenise

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Cherise0.89
  2. Denise0.79
  3. Denisse0.76
  4. Cherie0.73
  5. Charisse0.72
  6. Elise0.68
  7. Cherrie0.70
  8. Cheryle0.65

Middle names for Chenise

Ranked by flow score
  1. Chenise Josephine0.84
  2. Chenise Marie0.83
  3. Chenise Grace0.83
  4. Chenise Jane0.83
  5. Chenise June0.82
  6. Chenise Mae0.82

Sibling names for Chenise

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.60
  2. Bethanysister · 0.59
  3. Meredithsister · 0.59
  4. Travisbrother · 0.57
  5. Dereckbrother · 0.57
  6. Erikbrother · 0.57

Where Chenise is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Chenise White0.78
    2. Chenise Nguyen0.78
    3. Chenise Moore0.78
    4. Chenise Hill0.78
    5. Chenise Hall0.78
    6. Chenise Brown0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Chenise

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.