Cherity — girls' name

What the Data Says About Cherity

The Social Security Administration has registered 230 babies named Cherity between 1970 and 2013, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cherity currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cherity performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 119 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Cherity shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cherity 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 230 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.