Recorded 1981–1990 Girls' name Peak 1986 18 births

Cherena — girls' name

18 babies named Cherena in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s131990s5

The verdict

18 girls have been named Cherena since 1981, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1990.

18
total births
1981–1990
years on record
1980s
peak decade
72%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Cherena was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

7 babies were named Cherena in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cherena

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Cherena between 1981 and 1990, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cherena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cherena performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Cherena shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cherena 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 18 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.

Cherena at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

18

Since 1981

10 years of records

Peak year

1986

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1981

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1990

Cherena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1981

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1986)
7
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 199019861981 6

Cherena by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
13 births that decade — 72% of Cherena's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cherena?
18 babies have been named Cherena since 1981. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1986 with 7 births.
When was Cherena most popular?
Cherena was most popular in the 1980s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Cherena been used?
Cherena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 10 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Cherena?
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, 1981–1990 (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.