Girls' name · since 1946
Cherith
Since 1946, U.S. Social Security records show 543 babies named Cherith, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,256 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 543
- born since 1946
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cherith sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 543 recorded since 1946.
Social Security Administration records show Cherith recorded 543 times among girls since 1946, 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 1946 to 2022.
- #11,256 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 543 born since 1946
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cherith ranks #11,256 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 543 born since 1946, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,256 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 543
- born since 1946
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cherith's 543 recorded births place it above 84.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Cherith's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cherith splits its recorded history at 1991: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1946 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cherith popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2022
- Peak year (1980)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Cherith by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (153 births, 28% of the file).
1980s was Cherith's strongest decade.
153 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Cherith births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
111 births
- 1980s
1980s
153 births
- 1990s
1990s
131 births
- 2000s
2000s
82 births
- 2010s 44
2010s
44 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 153 births (28% of all-time use).
How Cherith 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 Cherith's total volume
Cherith by state
Where Cherith concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.9% |
5 of 543 births nationwide.
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What to do with Cherith's data
- Cherith's decade-level peak was the 1980s (153 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Cheriths (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Cherith: 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 (~76 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, 1946–2022 (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 Cherith 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.