Recorded 1949–1984 Girls' name Peak 1968 184 births

Cherene — girls' name

184 babies named Cherene in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

184 girls have been named Cherene since 1949, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1984.

184
total births
1949–1984
years on record
1970s
peak decade
42%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Cherene was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

14 babies were named Cherene in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cherene

The Social Security Administration has registered 184 babies named Cherene between 1949 and 1984, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cherene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cherene performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Cherene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cherene in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cherene 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 184 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.

Cherene at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

184

Since 1949

36 years of records

Peak year

1968

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1949

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1984

Cherene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1949

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1968)
14
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
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Cherene by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
78 births that decade — 42% of Cherene's all-time total
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Cherene by state

Where Cherene concentrates geographically — total births since 1949

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cherene
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 3.3%
California share of Cherene's total US births 3.3%

6 of 184 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cherene?
184 babies have been named Cherene since 1949. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1968 with 14 births.
When was Cherene most popular?
Cherene was most popular in the 1970s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
Where is Cherene most popular?
The top states for the name Cherene are California (6 births).
How long has the name Cherene been used?
Cherene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 36 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Cherene?
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, 1949–1984 (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.