Feminine dossier · first seen 1948

Cher

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1972

Peak era

1972

Peak births

235

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Gen X

Quick answers about Cher

An estimated 1,490 living Americans are named Cher.

Cher fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

The median age of a living American named Cher is approximately 53 years, with most bearers falling between 50 and 56 years old.

Not especially. Cher has been declining since its 1972 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

1948Peak 19722025

Peak year

1972

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

1,721

Cher fell hard after 1972. Within five years it had dropped 86% from its peak — one of the steepest post-peak collapses on record.

Cher peaked in 1972, when 235 girls were given the name.

No girls were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 1,721 Americans named Cher since 1948.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGen X

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1972

Living profile

1,576

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age53

Core range50–56

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Wave

A name with sustained momentum rather than a single spike.