Chinara
Girl name · African · Persian · Swahili
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 3
- Peak
- #6,789 in 1980
0 babies were named Chinara in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1980–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryChinara first shows up in US birth records in 1980, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 45 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1980, when it reached #6,789.
About the name Chinara
Chinara is a girl name of African, Persian and Swahili origin. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, starting with C and ending in “-ara”. US birth records list Chinara for girls from 1980 to 2006, in 10 of those 27 years. Its best year was 1980, when it ranked #6,789 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2006, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:African namesPersian namesSwahili names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.5 | 653,595 girls |
| 1990s | 1.0 | 1,041,667 girls |
| 2000s | 2.2 | 463,576 girls |
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Questions about the name Chinara
What is the origin of the name Chinara?
Chinara has African, Persian, Swahili roots in our records. Other African names include Layla, Aisha, Amber.
Is Chinara a boy or girl name?
Chinara is a girl name.
How popular is the name Chinara?
Chinara is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2006. It peaked at #6,789 in 1980.