Cherice
Feminine
Cherice writes a French ch and an English ice in one word. The front follows French, where ch is the sound in machine; the ending follows English, where ice is the sound in nice; and no language would put the two together, which is what makes it an American name.
How old is the name Cherice?
Cherice first appears in US birth records in 1955 — 70 years ago. The typical Cherice alive today was born around 1980, making them about 45 years old. About 1,100 people named Cherice are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Cherice most popular?
Cherice peaked in 1975, reaching #1756 nationally. See the whole 1975 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Cherice
Mixing the spelling conventions of two languages inside one word is the signature move of American naming and it is not a mistake. English speakers know that ch says sh in French borrowings, and they know that a final ce says s; putting both in one name produces something that looks continental and reads correctly to an English eye, which is exactly the effect wanted. A French speaker would be baffled by it, but French speakers are not the audience. What makes the device work is that English has absorbed enough French spelling to have two systems available at once, and a name can borrow from either end without anybody having to be told which is which.
Meaningnot established
Not established
The name resembles the French for dear and cannot be shown to descend from it; French has no such name and would not form one this way. It is likelier a build on Cherie or Charisse with an English ending. The record preserves no explanation.
Pronouncing Cherice
shuh-REESE
Two syllables with the stress at the back. The ch is the French one and the ending is the English one, and both are unambiguous once the reader knows which convention applies where.
Nicknames for Cherice
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1955
- Most girls named
- 197553 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1756reached in 1975
- Change vs 2003
- −14.3%6 in 2004, from 7
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Cherices among us
people named Cherice are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Cherice sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Final stress gives the name a definite finish and makes it carry when called.
- Cheri is a complete, established short form available immediately.
- Every sound in it is ordinary English once the ch is settled.
- The ch has two possible readings in English and a reader meeting it cold may pick the wrong one.
- Charisse, Cherise and Sherise all exist for the same sound.
- It is firmly dated to the middle of the last century in American records.
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Frequently asked
- How many Cherices are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,100 people named Cherice are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Cherice in 2025?
- Cherice is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Cherice with classmates?
- Cherice will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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