How Many People Are Named Cherae?
An estimated 173 people in the United States have the first name Cherae. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Cherae peaked in popularity in 1992 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cherae as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Cherae paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
173
About 1 in 1,981,239 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1992
23 births
Total Registered
183
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cherae
Cherae is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 183 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Cherae as a female name
Ranked #14,878 in 1999
5 female births in 1999
Peak: 1992 (23 births)
Cherae: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cherae span from the 1960s to the 1990s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 80 babies were registered. Cherae remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Cherae by Decade
How has Cherae tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Cherae + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cherae as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Cherae: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cherae?
We estimate approximately 173 people named Cherae are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,981,239 Americans share this first name.
Is Cherae a common name?
Cherae is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 183 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cherae most popular?
Cherae reached peak popularity in 1992, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cherae is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cherae a female name?
Cherae is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cherae Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cherae Smith, Cherae Johnson, Cherae Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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