Girls' name · since 1971

Cherida

28 babies named Cherida in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#41,668 of 72,339
all-time among girls
28
born since 1971
1970s
peak decade

Cherida is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 28 have been recorded since 1971.

Cherida has 28 recorded births among girls since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1990.

  • #41,668 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 28 born since 1971
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cherida ranks #41,668 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.

#41,668 of 72,339
all-time among girls
28
born since 1971
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Cherida's 28 recorded births place it above 41.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Cherida's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Cherida's SSA record in two at 1973 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1973 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Cherida popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1990

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1973)
7
Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19711972197319861990 5

Cherida by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (18 births, 64% of the file).

1970s was Cherida's strongest decade.

18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.

Cherida births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 18 births (64% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cherida?
Since 1971, Social Security records show 28 babies named Cherida. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #41,668 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1990. Its busiest year on record was 1973, with 7 births.
Where does Cherida sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cherida ranks #41,668 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Cherida most popular?
Cherida was most popular in the 1970s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Cherida been used?
Records for Cherida go back to 1971, giving 20 years of history through 1990.
What names are similar to Cherida?
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.

What to do with Cherida's data

  • Cherida's decade-level peak was the 1970s (18 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- 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.

Keep exploring Cherida

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Cherida: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1971–1990 (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 Cherida 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.