How Many People Are Named Cherese?
An estimated 689 people in the United States have the first name Cherese. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Cherese peaked in popularity in 1972 with 38 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cherese 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 Cherese paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
689
About 1 in 497,466 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1972
38 births
Total Registered
758
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cherese
Cherese is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 758 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Cherese as a female name
Ranked #12,053 in 2000
7 female births in 2000
Peak: 1972 (38 births)
Cherese: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cherese span from the 1950s to the 2000s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 297 babies were registered. Cherese has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cherese by Decade
How has Cherese 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.
Cherese by State
Birth registrations for Cherese span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Illinois. The lowest are in New Jersey, Illinois, California. On average, about 20 Chereses were registered per state.
Cherese + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cherese as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Cherese: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cherese?
We estimate approximately 689 people named Cherese 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 497,466 Americans share this first name.
Is Cherese a common name?
Cherese is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 758 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cherese most popular?
Cherese reached peak popularity in 1972, when 38 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cherese is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cherese a female name?
Cherese is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cherese Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cherese Smith, Cherese Johnson, Cherese 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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