Girls' name · since 1910
Cherie
Cherie has 29,969 recorded births since 1910 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #833 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,396 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 29,969
- born since 1910
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Cherie is the #8396 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 29,969 recorded since 1910.
Social Security Administration records show Cherie recorded 29,969 times among girls since 1910, holding rank #8396 nationally today, ahead of 51% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 2025.
- #833 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,396 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 29,969 born since 1910
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cherie ranks #833 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,396 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 29,969 born since 1910, peaking in the 1960s.
- #833 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,396 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 29,969
- born since 1910
- 1960s
- peak decade
Cherie's 29,969 recorded births place it above 98.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
49 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Cherie compares
29,969 Top 5% higher than 95% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cherie's all-time total is 80x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cherie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 29,969 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,002 | 21 | 19,840 |
Cherie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cherie's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1910, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 1,002, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cherie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–2025
- Peak year (1970)
- 1,002
- Annual births at peak, across 116 years of records
Cherie popularity over time - boys
26 total births recorded since 1956 (Cherie as boys' name)
Cherie by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (8,368 births, 28% of the file).
1960s was Cherie's strongest decade.
8,368 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Cherie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 56
1910s
56 births
- 1920s 339
1920s
339 births
- 1930s 847
1930s
847 births
- 1940s 2,753
1940s
2,753 births
- 1950s
1950s
5,930 births
- 1960s
1960s
8,368 births
- 1970s
1970s
6,612 births
- 1980s
1980s
3,477 births
- 1990s 1,067
1990s
1,067 births
- 2000s 276
2000s
276 births
- 2010s 170
2010s
170 births
- 2020s 74
2020s
74 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 8,368 births (28% of all-time use).
How Cherie 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 Cherie's total volume
Cherie by state
Where Cherie concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,967 | 13.2% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 1,667 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 1,618 | 5.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 1,615 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 1,510 | 5.0% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 1,404 | 4.7% |
| #7 | Texas | | 1,359 | 4.5% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 1,129 | 3.8% |
3,967 of 29,969 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Cherie appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cherie's data
- Cherie's decade-level peak was the 1960s (8,368 total births); usage has since declined to 74 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cheries (3,967 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 Cherie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~115 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, 1910–2025 (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 Cherie 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.