How Many People Are Named Cherena?
An estimated 17 people in the United States have the first name Cherena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Cherena peaked in popularity in 1986 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cherena 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 Cherena paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Cherena is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
17
About 1 in 20,162,020 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1986
7 births
Total Registered
18
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cherena
Cherena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 18 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Cherena as a female name
Ranked #13,371 in 1990
5 female births in 1990
Peak: 1986 (7 births)
Cherena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cherena span from the 1980s to the 1990s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 13 babies were registered. While Cherena is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Cherena by Decade
How has Cherena 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.
Cherena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cherena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Cherena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cherena?
We estimate approximately 17 people named Cherena 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 20,162,020 Americans share this first name.
Is Cherena a common name?
Cherena is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 37.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 18 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cherena most popular?
Cherena reached peak popularity in 1986, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cherena is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cherena a female name?
Cherena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cherena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cherena Smith, Cherena Johnson, Cherena 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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