Girls' name · since 1944

Cherye

Cherye has 76 recorded births since 1944 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1959 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#30,153 of 72,339
all-time among girls
76
born since 1944
1950s
peak decade

76 girls have been named Cherye since 1944, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cherye has been recorded 76 times among girls since 1944, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 1970.

  • #30,153 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 76 born since 1944
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cherye ranks #30,153 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 76 born since 1944, peaking in the 1950s.

#30,153 of 72,339
all-time among girls
76
born since 1944
1950s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Cherye's 76 recorded births place it above 58.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Cherye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Cherye splits its recorded history at 1958: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1944 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1959 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Cherye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–1970

Last recorded 1970
Peak year (1959)
8
Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
456789 194419461948195119531957195819591964196519661970 8

Cherye by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (34 births, 45% of the file).

1950s was Cherye's strongest decade.

34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.

Cherye births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 34 births (45% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cherye?
Since 1944, Social Security records show 76 babies named Cherye. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #30,153 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1970. Its busiest year on record was 1959, with 8 births.
Where does Cherye sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cherye ranks #30,153 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Cherye most popular?
Cherye was most popular in the 1950s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Cherye been used?
Cherye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 27 years of data through 1970.
What names are similar to Cherye?
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.

What to do with Cherye's data

  • Cherye's decade-level peak was the 1950s (34 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Cherye

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Cherye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1944–1970 (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 Cherye 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.