Cherica — girls' name

What the Data Says About Cherica

The Social Security Administration has registered 132 babies named Cherica between 1975 and 2001, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cherica currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cherica performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Cherica shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cherica 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 132 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.