How Many People Are Named Cheron?
An estimated 650 people in the United States have the first name Cheron. It is used for both genders, with 86.5% female. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Cheron peaked in popularity in 1978 with 37 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cheron 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 Cheron paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
650
About 1 in 527,314 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
86.5% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1978
37 births
Total Registered
734
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cheron
Cheron is predominantly female (86.5%), though 99 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Cheron as a male name
Ranked #12,574 in 2010
5 male births in 2010
Peak: 1974 (9 births)
Cheron as a female name
Ranked #15,843 in 2001
5 female births in 2001
Peak: 1978 (32 births)
Cheron: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cheron span from the 1940s to the 2010s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 293 babies were registered. Cheron has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cheron by Decade
How has Cheron 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.
Cheron by State
Birth registrations for Cheron span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Illinois. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Illinois, New York. On average, about 6 Cherons were registered per state.
Cheron + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cheron as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cheron
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cheron: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cheron?
We estimate approximately 650 people named Cheron 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 527,314 Americans share this first name.
Is Cheron a common name?
Cheron is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 734 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cheron most popular?
Cheron reached peak popularity in 1978, when 37 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cheron is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cheron a female name?
Cheron is predominantly female. 86.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cheron Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cheron Smith, Cheron Johnson, Cheron 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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