Girls' name · since 1955
Cherice
Since 1955, U.S. Social Security records show 1,137 babies named Cherice, peaking in 1975. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,857 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,137
- born since 1955
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cherice is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,137 have been recorded since 1955.
Cherice has 1,137 recorded births among girls since 1955, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2004.
- #6,857 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,137 born since 1955
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cherice ranks #6,857 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,137 born since 1955, peaking in the 1980s.
- #6,857 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,137
- born since 1955
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cherice's 1,137 recorded births place it above 90.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Cherice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cherice's full recorded timeline at 1980, 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 1955, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1975 peak of 53 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cherice popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2004
- Peak year (1975)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Cherice by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (400 births, 35% of the file).
1980s was Cherice's strongest decade.
400 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Cherice births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 26
1950s
26 births
- 1960s 157
1960s
157 births
- 1970s
1970s
377 births
- 1980s
1980s
400 births
- 1990s 156
1990s
156 births
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 400 births (35% of all-time use).
How Cherice compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Cherice's total volume
Cherice by state
Where Cherice concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 143 | 12.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 40 | 3.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Texas | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.4% |
143 of 1,137 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Cherice's data
- Cherice's decade-level peak was the 1980s (400 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cherices (143 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cherice: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1955–2004 (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 Cherice 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.