Given name
Chenoa
“resembling a white dove; peaceful”
Chenoa is used as a given name. One Native American interpretation is “resembling a white dove; peaceful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Native American interpretation is “resembling a white dove; peaceful.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Native American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1967. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Chenoa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,736
- 0 boys · 1,736 girls
- Most popular year
- 1976
- 59 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,147 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −44%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,147 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 44.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 59 in 1976. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,442 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.
Chenoa’s family of names
Chenoa may belong to the same name family as CHENNOA. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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