Girls' name · since 1975
Cherea
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Cherea, peaking in 1975. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #47,589 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
17 girls have been named Cherea since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Cherea recorded 17 times among girls since 1975, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 1989.
- #47,589 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 17 born since 1975
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cherea ranks #47,589 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.
- #47,589 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cherea's 17 recorded births place it above 33.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cherea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cherea's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1975 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cherea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1989
- Peak year (1975)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Cherea by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (11 births, 65% of the file).
1980s was Cherea's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Cherea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 11 births (65% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cherea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~14 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, 1975–1989 (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 Cherea 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.