Chonita

Girl · recorded 1917–1979

  • 1979last recorded
  • 1925best year

Most popular in 1925.

Last recorded in 1979. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Chonita.

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Its story

Popularity since 1917

05919171933194819641979

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 32 recorded years as a table
Chonita, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19176
19184
19196
19207
19214
19224
19234
19246
19259
19264
19275
19305
19325
19347
19395
19436
19513
19523
19546
19562
19583
19624
19633
19685
19694
19705
19714
19727
19735
19753
19784
19794

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Chonita isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1979
7
Rank in 1979
#8,061
How rare
1 in 229,324 girls
Since 1917
213

Chonita was last recorded in 1979. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1925, at 9 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Chonita doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.