Recorded 1990–2009 Girls' name Peak 2000 107 births

Cheridan — girls' name

107 babies named Cheridan in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

107 girls have been named Cheridan since 1990, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2009.

107
total births
1990–2009
years on record
2000s
peak decade
57%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Cheridan was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

15 babies were named Cheridan in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cheridan

The Social Security Administration has registered 107 babies named Cheridan between 1990 and 2009, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cheridan currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cheridan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Cheridan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cheridan 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 107 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.

Cheridan at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

107

Since 1990

20 years of records

Peak year

2000

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1990

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2009

Cheridan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1990

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (2000)
15
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
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Cheridan by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
61 births that decade — 57% of Cheridan's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cheridan?
107 babies have been named Cheridan since 1990. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 2000 with 15 births.
When was Cheridan most popular?
Cheridan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Cheridan been used?
Cheridan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 20 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Cheridan?
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, 1990–2009 (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.