Recorded 1940–2015 Girls' name Peak 1975 2,048 births

Cheree — girls' name

2,048 babies named Cheree in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s251950s1791960s3341970s6641980s5891990s2242000s282010s5
1970s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Cheree was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

76 babies were named Cheree in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cheree

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,048 babies named Cheree between 1940 and 2015, spanning 76 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cheree currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 76 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cheree performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 664 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Cheree shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 276 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Cheree in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cheree 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 2,048 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.

Cheree at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

2,048

Since 1940

76 years of records

Peak year

1975

76 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1940

Recorded for 76 years

Last year on file: 2015

Cheree popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1940

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1975)
76
Annual births at peak — across 76 years of records
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Cheree by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
664 births that decade — 32% of Cheree's all-time total
1940s251950s1791960s3341970s6641980s5891990s2242000s282010s5

Cheree by state

Where Cheree concentrates geographically — total births since 1940

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Cheree
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
276 13.5%
#2 Texas
141 6.9%
#3 Ohio
21 1.0%
#4 Pennsylvania
17 0.8%
#5 Colorado
13 0.6%
#6 Louisiana
12 0.6%
#7 New York
11 0.5%
#8 Utah
11 0.5%
California share of Cheree's total US births 13.5%
Even split

276 of 2,048 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Cheree appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cheree?
2,048 babies have been named Cheree since 1940. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1975 with 76 births.
When was Cheree most popular?
Cheree was most popular in the 1970s decade with 664 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Cheree most popular?
The top states for the name Cheree are California (276 births), Texas (141 births), Ohio (21 births).
How long has the name Cheree been used?
Cheree has been recorded in Social Security data since 1940, spanning 76 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Cheree?
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.

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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, 1940–2015 (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.