How Many People Are Named Cherokee?
An estimated 2,793 people in the United States have the first name Cherokee. It is used for both genders, with 88.4% female. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Cherokee peaked in popularity in 1995 with 174 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cherokee 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 Cherokee paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,793
About 1 in 122,719 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
88.4% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1995
174 births
Total Registered
2,903
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cherokee
Cherokee is predominantly female (88.4%), though 337 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Cherokee as a male name
Ranked #12,625 in 2017
5 male births in 2017
Peak: 1995 (40 births)
Cherokee as a female name
Ranked #8,023 in 2024
13 female births in 2024
Peak: 1998 (143 births)
Cherokee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cherokee span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,267 babies were registered. Cherokee has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cherokee by Decade
How has Cherokee 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.
Cherokee by State
Birth registrations for Cherokee span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Oklahoma, Ohio, California. The lowest are in Tennessee, Arkansas, Alabama. On average, about 50 Cherokees were registered per state.
Cherokee + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cherokee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cherokee
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cherokee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cherokee?
We estimate approximately 2,793 people named Cherokee 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 122,719 Americans share this first name.
Is Cherokee a common name?
Cherokee is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,903 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cherokee most popular?
Cherokee reached peak popularity in 1995, when 174 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cherokee is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cherokee a female name?
Cherokee is predominantly female. 88.4% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cherokee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cherokee Smith, Cherokee Johnson, Cherokee 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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