Chenoa
María Laura Corradini Falomir, known professionally as Chenoa, is an Argentine-Spanish music artist who rose to fame as a contestant on reality television singing competition Operación Triunfo. Her music style could be described as pop. Most of her music is in Spanish, although a few tracks on some albums were recorded in English. She has sold more than 1,000,000 records since 2002.
Meaning & Origin of Chenoa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
María Laura Corradini Falomir, known professionally as Chenoa, is an Argentine-Spanish music artist who rose to fame as a contestant on reality television singing competition Operación Triunfo. Her music style could be described as pop. Most of her music is in Spanish, although a few tracks on some albums were recorded in English. She has sold more than 1,000,000 records since 2002.
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The Story of Chenoa
Chenoa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1967, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1976, when 59 Chenoas were born — ranking #1,662 that year. As of 2026, Chenoa ranks #7,223 for baby girls with 15 births, falling sharply (-29%). In total, more than 2K Chenoas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Chenoa
Chenoa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1967 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Chenoa's peak popularity came in 1976 when it ranked #1,662. Use the chart and map above to compare Chenoa's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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