girl's name
Cherita
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Births on record 1,051
Cherita is a girl's name. In 1998 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1980, when 47 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1948.
Cherita over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1998, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 14 |
| 1950s | 74 |
| 1960s | 219 |
| 1970s | 358 |
| 1980s | 329 |
| 1990s (to 1998) | 57 |
How popular is Cherita?
In 1998, Cherita was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Cherita
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Cherita also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Cherita over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Cherita
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Cherita — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Cherita
How popular is the name Cherita?
In 1998, Cherita was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Cherita a girl's or a boy's name?
Cherita is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Cherita most popular?
Cherita peaked in 1980, when 47 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.