Total births
11
Recorded 1994–1995 Girls' name Peak 1994 11 births
Cherakee — girls' name
11 babies named Cherakee in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
11 girls have been named Cherakee since 1994, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1995.
- 11
- total births
- 1994–1995
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Cherakee was born in this single decade.
1994
Single peak year
6 babies were named Cherakee in 1994 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Cherakee
The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Cherakee between 1994 and 1995, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cherakee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Cherakee performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Cherakee 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 11 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.
Cherakee at a glance
Last recorded 1995Peak year
1994
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1994
Cherakee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1994
- Peak year (1994)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
Cherakee by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 11 births that decade — 100% of Cherakee's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Cherakee? ▼
11 babies have been named Cherakee since 1994. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1994 with 6 births.
When was Cherakee most popular? ▼
Cherakee was most popular in the 1990s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Cherakee been used? ▼
Cherakee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 2 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Cherakee? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cheryl, Chelsea, Cheyenne, Cheri, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Cherakee
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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, 1994–1995 (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.