Recorded 1969–1990 Girls' name Peak 1980 108 births

Cheresa — girls' name

108 babies named Cheresa in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s411980s571990s5

The verdict

108 girls have been named Cheresa since 1969, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1990.

108
total births
1969–1990
years on record
1980s
peak decade
53%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Cheresa was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

11 babies were named Cheresa in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cheresa

The Social Security Administration has registered 108 babies named Cheresa between 1969 and 1990, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cheresa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cheresa performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Cheresa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cheresa 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 108 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.

Cheresa at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

108

Since 1969

22 years of records

Peak year

1980

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1969

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1990

Cheresa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1969

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1980)
11
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
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Cheresa by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
57 births that decade — 53% of Cheresa's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cheresa?
108 babies have been named Cheresa since 1969. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1980 with 11 births.
When was Cheresa most popular?
Cheresa was most popular in the 1980s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Cheresa been used?
Cheresa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 22 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Cheresa?
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, 1969–1990 (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.