Recorded 1975–1989 Girls' name Peak 1975 17 births

Cherea — girls' name

17 babies named Cherea in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s11

The verdict

17 girls have been named Cherea since 1975, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1989.

17
total births
1975–1989
years on record
1980s
peak decade
65%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Cherea was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

6 babies were named Cherea in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cherea

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Cherea between 1975 and 1989, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cherea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cherea performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Cherea shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cherea 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 17 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.

Cherea at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

17

Since 1975

15 years of records

Peak year

1975

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1975

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1989

Cherea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1975

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1975)
6
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4.555.566.5 198919881975 6

Cherea by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
11 births that decade — 65% of Cherea's all-time total
1970s61980s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cherea?
17 babies have been named Cherea since 1975. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1975 with 6 births.
When was Cherea most popular?
Cherea was most popular in the 1980s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Cherea been used?
Cherea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 15 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Cherea?
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.

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, 1975–1989 (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.