Given name & surname
Chere
“one who is greatly loved; a darling”
Chere is a variant of Cher. One French interpretation is “one who is greatly loved; a darling.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Chere is a variant of Cher. One French interpretation is “one who is greatly loved; a darling.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Chere is a variant of Cher. An origin associated with Cher is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1927. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Chere through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,347
- 0 boys · 1,347 girls
- Most popular year
- 1954
- 49 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 2000. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,240 as a first name in 2020; 133 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Chere, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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