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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Cherita

Cherita was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked 1939th; the most babies were born in 1980 (47). More babies were named Cherita in the 1970s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
198047 babies
Total since 1880
1,051babies recorded

Cherita popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990#5,33617
1980#2,16147
1970#2,36332
1960#3,38214
1950——
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Cherita, counting every spelling?

Cherita has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Cherita?

About 1,000 people born in the US named Cherita are alive today, with a median age of 49; half are between 43 and 57. That makes Cherita mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Cherita by state

How common Cherita was among girls born in each state in 1978–1982, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Illinois (2.7×). In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesIL0.07Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesOH0.03Pennsylvania: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesPA0.01New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesVA0.03Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Cherita, girls, 1978–1982. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Cherita: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cherita, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Cherita

How popular is the name Cherita?

Cherita was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked 1939th; the most babies were born in 1980 (47). More babies were named Cherita in the 1970s than in any other decade.

Is Cherita a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,051 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Cherita most popular?

In 1978–1982, Cherita was most common in Illinois (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by Virginia and Ohio.