How Many People Are Named Chere?
An estimated 1,069 people in the United States have the first name Chere. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 57 years old, and Chere peaked in popularity in 1954 with 49 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chere 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 Chere paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,069
About 1 in 320,631 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1954
49 births
Total Registered
1,347
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chere
Chere is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,347 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Chere as a female name
Ranked #10,934 in 2000
8 female births in 2000
Peak: 1954 (49 births)
Chere: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chere span from the 1920s to the 2000s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 304 babies were registered. Chere has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Chere by Decade
How has Chere 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.
Chere by State
Birth registrations for Chere span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Louisiana. The lowest are in Ohio, New York, Maryland. On average, about 33 Cheres were registered per state.
Chere + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chere as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Chere
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Chere: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chere?
We estimate approximately 1,069 people named Chere 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 320,631 Americans share this first name.
Is Chere a common name?
Chere is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,347 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chere most popular?
Chere reached peak popularity in 1954, when 49 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chere is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chere a female name?
Chere is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chere Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chere Smith, Chere Johnson, Chere 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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