Given name

Cheresse

“one who is greatly loved; a darling”

Cheresse is a variant of Cher. One French interpretation is “one who is greatly loved; a darling.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Cheresse 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

Cheresse 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 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Cheresse through the years

Babies since 1880
24
0 boys · 24 girls
Most popular year
1986
10 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
0246198020002025Highest share 19780.0
Cheresse in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1978–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 10 in 1986. 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.

Cheresse’s family of names

Cheresse has a related form in Cher.

Walk Cheresse’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Cheresse, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

French

Elyse

“my God is bountiful”

51UncommonEasing

>99% girls

English · Nature

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“from the hall near the meadow”

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Literary

Alyse

“noble” · “kind”

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English

Sable

“one who is sleek”

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5% boys · 95% girls

English

Chelsea

“from the landing place for chalk”

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>99% girls

French

Chanel

“from the canal; a channel”

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>99% girls

Latin · Literary

Justine

“one who is just and upright”

29RareCooling

3% boys · 97% girls

 

Kassie

“an unheeded prophetess”

33RareEasing

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Cheresse’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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