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Girl name

Chera

100% girls · last recorded 1999

Chera has been given to about 468 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1973, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 449
Median age today47 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Chera per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1973 · 35
  • Born in 20250
  • All time468

How popular is Chera?

Its best year was 1973, when 35 babies were given the name, ranking 2228th. The typical living American called Chera is about 47 years old today.

Names that sound like Chera

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Vera0.70
  2. Tera0.70
  3. Era0.70
  4. Ciera0.69
  5. Cheri0.68
  6. Cierra0.66
  7. Terra0.66
  8. Kiera0.65

Middle names for Chera

Ranked by flow score
  1. Chera Josephine0.84
  2. Chera Rose0.83
  3. Chera Louise0.83
  4. Chera June0.82
  5. Chera Pearl0.82
  6. Chera Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Chera

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aprilsister · 0.63
  2. Meredithsister · 0.62
  3. Jennifersister · 0.61
  4. Damonbrother · 0.60
  5. Shawnbrother · 0.59
  6. Jasonbrother · 0.59

Where Chera is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Chera White0.78
    2. Chera Reyes0.78
    3. Chera Nguyen0.78
    4. Chera Moore0.78
    5. Chera Lee0.78
    6. Chera Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Chera

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.