Cherin
Cherin was a legendary king of the Britons as recounted in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae. He came to power in 251 BC.
Meaning & Origin of Cherin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cherin was a legendary king of the Britons as recounted in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae. He came to power in 251 BC.
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The Story of Cherin
Cherin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1948, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1974, when 6 Cherins were born — ranking #7,679 that year. As of 2026, Cherin ranks #10,393 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 16 Cherins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Cherin
Cherin is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1948 and has accumulated 16 births in the dataset. Cherin's peak popularity came in 1974 when it ranked #7,679. Use the chart and map above to compare Cherin's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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