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Cherith

100% girls · last recorded 2022

Cherith has been given to about 543 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1980, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 527
Median age today37 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Cherith per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1980 · 22
  • Born in 20250
  • All time543

How popular is Cherith?

Its best year was 1980, when 22 babies were given the name, ranking 3631st. The typical living American called Cherith is about 37 years old today.

Names that sound like Cherith

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Cherish0.83
  2. Edith0.68
  3. Cheri0.69
  4. Cherri0.66
  5. Cherie0.64
  6. Cherise0.64
  7. Charity0.61
  8. Cheryl0.58

Middle names for Cherith

Ranked by flow score
  1. Cherith Anne0.81
  2. Cherith Eve0.80
  3. Cherith Josephine0.78
  4. Cherith Rose0.77
  5. Cherith Marie0.77
  6. Cherith Grace0.77

Sibling names for Cherith

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aracelisister · 0.73
  2. Kareembrother · 0.72
  3. Elishaeither · 0.71
  4. Marisolsister · 0.70
  5. Dereckbrother · 0.69
  6. Bethanysister · 0.69

Where Cherith is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Cherith Anderson0.77
    2. Cherith Reyes0.72
    3. Cherith Nguyen0.72
    4. Cherith Moore0.72
    5. Cherith Lee0.72
    6. Cherith Green0.72

    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 Cherith

    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.