Recorded 1960–1994 Girls' name Peak 1974 317 births

Cherron — girls' name

317 babies named Cherron in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s261970s1701980s1001990s21
1970s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Cherron was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

28 babies were named Cherron in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cherron

The Social Security Administration has registered 317 babies named Cherron between 1960 and 1994, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cherron currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cherron performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 170 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Cherron shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Cherron in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cherron 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 317 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.

Cherron at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

317

Since 1960

35 years of records

Peak year

1974

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1960

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1994

Cherron popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1960

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1974)
28
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
0102030 19941988198419801976197219681960 7

Cherron popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1974 (Cherron as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1974 5

Cherron by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
170 births that decade — 54% of Cherron's all-time total
1960s261970s1701980s1001990s21

Cherron by state

Where Cherron concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Cherron
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
5 1.6%
#2 Pennsylvania
5 1.6%
Michigan share of Cherron's total US births 1.6%
Even split

5 of 317 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cherron?
317 babies have been named Cherron since 1960. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1974 with 28 births.
When was Cherron most popular?
Cherron was most popular in the 1970s decade with 170 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Cherron most popular?
The top states for the name Cherron are Michigan (5 births), Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Cherron been used?
Cherron has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 35 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Cherron?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cheryl, Chelsea, Cheyenne, Cheri, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1960–1994 (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.