Is Chere a boy or girl name?

Chere is a girl’s name. Of the 1,347 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Chere

Recorded 1927–2000 · United States

Chere was most popular in 1954, when 49 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,401 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,347 people named Chere.

Chere over time

Births per year. The dot marks Chere’s peak in 1954. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Chere a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Chere is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,347 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Chere

Where Chere is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 7.1×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org