Girls' name · since 1948
Cherita
1,051 babies named Cherita in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,253 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,051
- born since 1948
- 1970s
- peak decade
1,051 girls have been named Cherita since 1948, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Cherita recorded 1,051 times among girls since 1948, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 1998.
- #7,253 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,051 born since 1948
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cherita ranks #7,253 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,051 born since 1948, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,253 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,051
- born since 1948
- 1970s
- peak decade
Cherita's 1,051 recorded births place it above 89.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
Cherita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cherita splits its recorded history at 1973: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 47 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cherita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1998
- Peak year (1980)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Cherita by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (358 births, 34% of the file).
1970s was Cherita's strongest decade.
358 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Cherita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 14
1940s
14 births
- 1950s 74
1950s
74 births
- 1960s
1960s
219 births
- 1970s
1970s
358 births
- 1980s
1980s
329 births
- 1990s 57
1990s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 358 births (34% of all-time use).
How Cherita 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 Cherita's total volume
Cherita by state
Where Cherita concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 49 | 4.7% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 16 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Texas | | 5 | 0.5% |
49 of 1,051 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Cherita appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cherita's data
- Cherita's decade-level peak was the 1970s (358 total births); usage has since declined to 57 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Cheritas (49 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Cherita: 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 (~50 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, 1948–1998 (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 Cherita 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.