Girls' name · since 1950
Cherisse
1,064 babies named Cherisse in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,185 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,064
- born since 1950
- 1970s
- peak decade
Cherisse sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,064 recorded since 1950.
Cherisse has 1,064 recorded births among girls since 1950, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2009.
- #7,185 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,064 born since 1950
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cherisse ranks #7,185 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,064 born since 1950, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,185 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,064
- born since 1950
- 1970s
- peak decade
Cherisse's 1,064 recorded births place it above 90.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Cherisse's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cherisse's full recorded timeline at 1977, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1950, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1974 peak of 47 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cherisse popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2009
- Peak year (1974)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Cherisse by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (335 births, 31% of the file).
1970s was Cherisse's strongest decade.
335 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Cherisse births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 60
1950s
60 births
- 1960s
1960s
158 births
- 1970s
1970s
335 births
- 1980s
1980s
335 births
- 1990s
1990s
145 births
- 2000s 31
2000s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 335 births (31% of all-time use).
How Cherisse 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 Cherisse's total volume
Cherisse by state
Where Cherisse concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 146 | 13.7% |
| #2 | California | | 119 | 11.2% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.5% |
146 of 1,064 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Cherisse's data
- Cherisse's decade-level peak was the 1970s (335 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Cherisses (146 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Cherisse: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1950–2009 (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 Cherisse 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.