Girls' name · since 1963
Cherelle
1,674 babies named Cherelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,316 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,674
- born since 1963
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cherelle sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,674 recorded since 1963.
Social Security Administration records show Cherelle recorded 1,674 times among girls since 1963, 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 1963 to 2020.
- #5,316 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,674 born since 1963
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cherelle ranks #5,316 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,674 born since 1963, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,316 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,674
- born since 1963
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cherelle's 1,674 recorded births place it above 92.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Cherelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cherelle splits its recorded history at 1987: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1963 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 184 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cherelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2020
- Peak year (1986)
- 184
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Cherelle by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (826 births, 49% of the file).
1980s was Cherelle's strongest decade.
826 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Cherelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 62
1960s
62 births
- 1970s 122
1970s
122 births
- 1980s
1980s
826 births
- 1990s
1990s
581 births
- 2000s 58
2000s
58 births
- 2010s 20
2010s
20 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 826 births (49% of all-time use).
How Cherelle 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 Cherelle's total volume
Cherelle by state
Where Cherelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 105 | 6.3% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 86 | 5.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 73 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 66 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Texas | | 55 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 51 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Florida | | 49 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 49 | 2.9% |
105 of 1,674 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Cherelle appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cherelle's data
- Cherelle's decade-level peak was the 1980s (826 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cherelles (105 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 Cherelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1963–2020 (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 Cherelle 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.