Recorded 1967–1994 Girls' name Peak 1984 210 births

Cherina — girls' name

210 babies named Cherina in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s71970s681980s891990s46

The verdict

210 girls have been named Cherina since 1967, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1994.

210
total births
1967–1994
years on record
1980s
peak decade
42%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Cherina was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

15 babies were named Cherina in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cherina

The Social Security Administration has registered 210 babies named Cherina between 1967 and 1994, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cherina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cherina performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Cherina shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cherina 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 210 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.

Cherina at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

210

Since 1967

28 years of records

Peak year

1984

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1967

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1994

Cherina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1967

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1984)
15
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
05101520 199419911988198519811978197419711967 7

Cherina by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
89 births that decade — 42% of Cherina's all-time total
1960s71970s681980s891990s46

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cherina?
210 babies have been named Cherina since 1967. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1984 with 15 births.
When was Cherina most popular?
Cherina was most popular in the 1980s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Cherina been used?
Cherina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 28 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Cherina?
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, 1967–1994 (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.