Girls' name · since 1971
Cheramie
46 babies named Cheramie in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #35,878 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 46
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Cheramie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 46 recorded since 1971.
Cheramie has 46 recorded births among girls since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1981.
- #35,878 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 46 born since 1971
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cheramie ranks #35,878 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 46 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.
- #35,878 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 46
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Cheramie's 46 recorded births place it above 50.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Cheramie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cheramie's full recorded timeline at 1976, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1976 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cheramie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1981
- Peak year (1976)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Cheramie by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (34 births, 74% of the file).
1970s was Cheramie's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Cheramie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
34 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 34 births (74% of all-time use).
Cheramie by state
Where Cheramie concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 5 | 10.9% |
5 of 46 births nationwide.
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- Cheramie's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (34 total births) through the 1980s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Louisiana records the most Cheramies (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cheramie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~10 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1971–1981 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cheramie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.