Given name
Chenille
“a soft-skinned woman”
Chenille is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “a soft-skinned woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “a soft-skinned woman.”
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
Chenille through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 207
- 0 boys · 207 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 16 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 6 in 2007. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 16 in 2002. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 239 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.
Chenille’s family of names
Chenille has a related form in Chenil. Chenille has a related form in Chenila. Chenille has a related form in Chenile.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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