Girls' name · since 1955
Cheris
Since 1955, U.S. Social Security records show 149 babies named Cheris, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,811 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 149
- born since 1955
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cheris sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 149 recorded since 1955.
Social Security Administration records show Cheris recorded 149 times among girls since 1955, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 1998.
- #22,811 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 149 born since 1955
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cheris ranks #22,811 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 149 born since 1955, peaking in the 1980s.
- #22,811 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 149
- born since 1955
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cheris's 149 recorded births place it above 68.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cheris's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cheris's full recorded timeline at 1979, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1965, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cheris popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1998
- Peak year (1980)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Cheris by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (59 births, 40% of the file).
1980s was Cheris's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Cheris births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s
1970s
58 births
- 1980s
1980s
59 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 59 births (40% of all-time use).
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- Cheris's decade-level peak was the 1980s (59 total births); usage has since declined to 16 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cheris: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~43 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, 1955–1998 (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 Cheris 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.