Girls' name · since 1963
Cheria
Since 1963, U.S. Social Security records show 199 babies named Cheria, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,850 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 199
- born since 1963
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cheria sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 199 recorded since 1963.
Social Security Administration records show Cheria recorded 199 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 2001.
- #19,850 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 199 born since 1963
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cheria ranks #19,850 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 199 born since 1963, peaking in the 1980s.
- #19,850 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 199
- born since 1963
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cheria's 199 recorded births place it above 72.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cheria's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cheria's full recorded timeline at 1981, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1963, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cheria popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2001
- Peak year (1981)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Cheria by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (83 births, 42% of the file).
1980s was Cheria's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Cheria births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s
1970s
79 births
- 1980s
1980s
83 births
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 83 births (42% of all-time use).
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What to do with Cheria's data
- Cheria's decade-level peak was the 1980s (83 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cheria: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~38 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, 1963–2001 (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 Cheria 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.