Girls' name · since 1927
Chere
1,347 babies named Chere in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,133 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,347
- born since 1927
- 1970s
- peak decade
Chere is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,347 have been recorded since 1927.
Chere has 1,347 recorded births among girls since 1927, 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 1927 to 2000.
- #6,133 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,347 born since 1927
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chere ranks #6,133 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,347 born since 1927, peaking in the 1970s.
- #6,133 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,347
- born since 1927
- 1970s
- peak decade
Chere's 1,347 recorded births place it above 91.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Chere's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chere's SSA record in two at 1966 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1927, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1954 peak of 49, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chere popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–2000
- Peak year (1954)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Chere by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (304 births, 23% of the file).
1970s was Chere's strongest decade.
304 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Chere births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 12
1930s
12 births
- 1940s
1940s
153 births
- 1950s
1950s
292 births
- 1960s
1960s
293 births
- 1970s
1970s
304 births
- 1980s
1980s
225 births
- 1990s 55
1990s
55 births
- 2000s 8
2000s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 304 births (23% of all-time use).
How Chere compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Chere's total volume
Chere by state
Where Chere concentrates geographically, total births since 1927
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 143 | 10.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 36 | 2.7% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #4 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | New York | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.4% |
143 of 1,347 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Chere's data
- Chere's decade-level peak was the 1970s (304 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cheres (143 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Chere: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~73 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, 1927–2000 (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 Chere 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.