Cherise — #15523 US girls' name
4,484 babies named Cherise in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 12% of names given to girls today.
29% of everyone ever named Cherise was born in this single decade.
151 babies were named Cherise in 1971 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Cherise
The Social Security Administration has registered 4,484 babies named Cherise between 1947 and 2024, spanning 78 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cherise currently holds the #15523 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 151 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Cherise performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 1,319 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Cherise shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 707 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Cherise in 26 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Cherise 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 4,484 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.
Cherise at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
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Cherise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1947
- Peak year (1971)
- 151
- Annual births at peak — across 78 years of records
Currently ranks #15523 among girls.
4,484 total births across 78 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1971 with 151 births in a single year.
Cherise by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 1,319 births that decade — 29% of Cherise's all-time total
Cherise decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,319 births
- Runner-up 1,261 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Cherise's strongest decade
1,319 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 29% of all-time use.
Cherise by state
Where Cherise concentrates geographically — total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 707 | 15.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 556 | 12.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 300 | 6.7% |
| #4 | Texas | | 113 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 105 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 94 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 70 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Florida | | 44 | 1.0% |
707 of 4,484 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 15.8% of nationwide
- New York 12.4% of nationwide
- Illinois 6.7% of nationwide
- Texas 2.5% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 2.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 26 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 15.8% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Cherise appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1947–2024 (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.