How Many People Are Named Cheria?
An estimated 184 people in the United States have the first name Cheria. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Cheria peaked in popularity in 1981 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cheria 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 Cheria paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
184
About 1 in 1,862,795 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1981
12 births
Total Registered
199
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cheria
Cheria is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 199 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Cheria as a female name
Ranked #15,840 in 2001
5 female births in 2001
Peak: 1981 (12 births)
Cheria: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cheria span from the 1960s to the 2000s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 83 babies were registered. Cheria has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cheria by Decade
How has Cheria 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.
Cheria + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cheria as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Cheria: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cheria?
We estimate approximately 184 people named Cheria 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 1,862,795 Americans share this first name.
Is Cheria a common name?
Cheria is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 199 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cheria most popular?
Cheria reached peak popularity in 1981, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cheria is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cheria a female name?
Cheria is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cheria Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cheria Smith, Cheria Johnson, Cheria 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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