Given name
Chanise
“one who is adored”
Chanise is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “one who is adored.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “one who is adored.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Chanise through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 333
- 0 boys · 333 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 39 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2011. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 39 in 1992. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 294 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Chanise’s family of names
Chanise has a related form in Chanice. Chanise has a related form in Chanyce. Chanise has a related form in Chanyse.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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