Is Cherita a boy or girl name?

Cherita is a girl’s name. Of the 1,051 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Cherita

Recorded 1948–1998 · United States

Cherita was most popular in 1980, when 47 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,378 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,051 people named Cherita.

Cherita over time

Births per year. The dot marks Cherita’s peak in 1980. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Cherita a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Cherita is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,051 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.

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