Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Cherith isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1946. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cherith through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 543
- 0 boys · 543 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 22 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 6 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 22 in 1980. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 561 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Cherith’s family of names
Cherith may belong to the same name family as CHERRITH. This is a tentative spelling connection.
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.
Similar names
If you love Cherith, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Chasity
“having purity; a woman of innocence”
>99% girls
Charity
“a woman of generous love”
>99% girls
Evelia
“giver of life; a lively woman”
>99% girls
Starla
“a celestial body” · “a celestial body; as bright as a star”
>99% girls
Darci
“a dark beauty” · “having dark features”
>99% girls
Tomi
“a wealthy man” · “of the people”
6% boys · 94% girls
Kateri
Kateri is a feminine given name from Mohawk. It is used in French.
>99% girls
Brie
“from the high hill; one who ascends”
>99% girls