Chenita is a rare girls' name that was most common in the 1970s and has all but disappeared.
Chenita is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1991. Chenita was first reported in SSA data in 1953 and peaked in 1975 (26 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6 | — | #11,793 |
| 1988 | 7 | — | #9,455 |
| 1987 | 11 | — | #6,415 |
| 1985 | 9 | — | #7,054 |
| 1984 | 12 | — | #5,596 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | #10,552 |
| 1982 | 9 | — | #6,983 |
| 1981 | 21 | — | #3,757 |
| 1980 | 15 | — | #4,764 |
| 1979 | 9 | — | #6,793 |
| 1978 | 17 | — | #4,102 |
| 1977 | 11 | — | #5,576 |
| 1976 | 15 | — | #4,186 |
| 1975 | 26 | — | #2,820 |
| 1974 | 13 | — | #4,501 |
| 1973 | 16 | — | #3,803 |
| 1972 | 15 | — | #3,923 |
| 1971 | 18 | — | #3,531 |
| 1970 | 14 | — | #4,070 |
| 1969 | 13 | — | #3,981 |
| 1968 | 7 | — | #5,720 |
| 1967 | 19 | — | #2,883 |
| 1966 | 9 | — | #4,544 |
| 1965 | 13 | — | #3,570 |
| 1964 | 9 | — | #4,671 |
| 1963 | 9 | — | #4,589 |
| 1962 | 7 | — | #5,373 |
| 1961 | 9 | — | #4,591 |
| 1960 | 7 | — | #5,249 |
| 1958 | 6 | — | #5,506 |
| 1957 | 6 | — | #5,483 |
| 1954 | 9 | — | #4,022 |
| 1953 | 5 | — | #5,782 |