Girls' name · since 1973
Cherika
286 babies named Cherika in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,320 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 286
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
286 girls have been named Cherika since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cherika has been recorded 286 times among girls since 1973, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2003.
- #16,320 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 286 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cherika ranks #16,320 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 286 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #16,320 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 286
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cherika's 286 recorded births place it above 77.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Cherika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cherika splits its recorded history at 1985: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cherika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2003
- Peak year (1980)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Cherika by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (151 births, 53% of the file).
1980s was Cherika's strongest decade.
151 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Cherika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
77 births
- 1980s
1980s
151 births
- 1990s 52
1990s
52 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 151 births (53% of all-time use).
Cherika by state
Where Cherika concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 286 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Cherika's data
- Cherika's decade-level peak was the 1980s (151 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cherikas (5 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 Cherika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1973–2003 (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 Cherika 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.