US rank #7298 Girls' name Peak 1955 768 births

Cerise — #7298 US girls' name

768 babies named Cerise in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s1031960s951970s1271980s1251990s1002000s972010s652020s56
#7298
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 59% of names given to girls today.

1970s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Cerise was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

29 babies were named Cerise in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cerise

The Social Security Administration has registered 768 babies named Cerise between 1951 and 2024, spanning 74 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cerise currently holds the #7298 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cerise performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 127 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Cerise shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cerise in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cerise in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 768 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cerise at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

768

Since 1951

74 years of records

Peak year

1955

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#7,298

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1951

Recorded for 74 years

Last year on file: 2024

Cerise popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1951

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1955)
29
Annual births at peak — across 74 years of records
010203040 202420142004199519851976196719581951 5

Cerise by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
127 births that decade — 17% of Cerise's all-time total
1950s1031960s951970s1271980s1251990s1002000s972010s652020s56

Cerise by state

Where Cerise concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cerise
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
21 2.7%
California share of Cerise's total US births 2.7%

21 of 768 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cerise?
768 babies have been named Cerise since 1951. It currently ranks #7298 among girls. The peak year was 1955 with 29 births.
When was Cerise most popular?
Cerise was most popular in the 1970s decade with 127 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
Where is Cerise most popular?
The top states for the name Cerise are California (21 births).
How long has the name Cerise been used?
Cerise has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 74 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Cerise?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cera, Cerenity, Cerena, Cerina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1951–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.