Feminine dossier · first seen 1920

Cherokee

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Cherokee
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1998

Peak era

1998

Peak rank proxy

143

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Z

1920Peak 19982024

Peak year

1998

Decline from peak

90.9%

2024

All-time

2,566

Cherokee is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1998, when 143 girls were named Cherokee.

In 2024, only 13 girls were given the name.

Down 90.9% from its peak.

All told, about 2,566 Americans have been named Cherokee and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1920.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen Z

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1998

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