Given name
Chinara
“God receives”
Chinara is used as a given name. One African interpretation is “God receives.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “God receives.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Chinara through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 71
- 0 boys · 71 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 11 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 10 in 2006. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 11 in 2003. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 130 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.
Chinara’s family of names
Chinara has a related form in Chinarah. Chinara has a related form in Chinarra. Chinara has a related form in Chinarrah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Chinara, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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