How Many People Are Named Cherika?
An estimated 268 people in the United States have the first name Cherika. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Cherika peaked in popularity in 1980 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cherika 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 Cherika paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
268
About 1 in 1,278,934 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1980
19 births
Total Registered
286
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cherika
Cherika is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 286 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Cherika as a female name
Ranked #14,228 in 2003
6 female births in 2003
Peak: 1980 (19 births)
Cherika: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cherika span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 151 babies were registered. Cherika has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cherika by Decade
How has Cherika 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.
Cherika by State
Cherika + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cherika as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Cherika: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cherika?
We estimate approximately 268 people named Cherika 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 1,278,934 Americans share this first name.
Is Cherika a common name?
Cherika is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 286 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cherika most popular?
Cherika reached peak popularity in 1980, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cherika is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cherika a female name?
Cherika is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cherika Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cherika Smith, Cherika Johnson, Cherika 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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