Given name & surname
Cherea
“one who is greatly loved; a darling”
Cherea is a variant of Cher. One French interpretation is “one who is greatly loved; a darling.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cherea 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
Cherea 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 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cherea through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 17
- 0 boys · 17 girls
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 6 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 5 in 1989. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Cherea’s family of names
Cherea has a related form in Cher. In Greek usage, Cherea as a surname is a transliteration of Χερέα.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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