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Cherise

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Pronounced shuh-REECE /ʃəˈriːs/Medium

Meaning: Cherise is a modern name read as an elaboration of Cherie or Charisse, from the French cherie ('dear, cherished'), with a sound that also suggests 'cherry'. It is largely a twentieth-century coinage, and its exact route is uncertain.Low

In 30 seconds: A sweet coined name: Cherise echoes Cherie ('dear') and cherry (said 'shuh-REECE'). It peaked around 1971. Its route is uncertain, which we note.
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Origin LowFrench, American
MeaningCherise is a modern name read as an elaboration of Cherie or Charisse, from the French cherie ('dear, cherished'), with a sound that also suggests 'cherry'. It is largely a twentieth-century coinage, and its exact route is uncertain.
U.S. rank (2024)#15713 ↗ Rising
2024 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1971
Total births (all-time)≈ 4,484

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 197119472024

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Cherise is a modern American name read as a spin on Cherie or Charisse, from the French cherie ('dear, cherished'), and colored by the word 'cherry'. Its exact route is uncertain, which we note. It peaked around 1971 among sweet French-flavored coinages (said 'shuh-REECE').

The name grew rare after the 1970s on birth records. It reads today as a soft name of its era. Sweet, French-tinged, and uncertain in root.

Did you know? Cherise blends the sounds of Cherie ('dear') and Charisse, with a hint of 'cherry', and it peaked for American girls around 1971.
Overall data confidence 45%
References — Cherise — Elaboration of Cherie/Charisse 'dear'; route uncertain, disputed

Variations

CharisseCherieSharise

Nicknames

CherReese

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Cherise mean?

Cherise echoes Cherie ('dear, cherished', from French) and the word 'cherry'; it is a modern coinage whose route is uncertain.

How do you pronounce Cherise?

It's said shuh-REECE /ʃəˈriːs/ — two syllables, stress on the second.

Is Cherise a boy or girl name?

Cherise is a girl's name.

Is Cherise making a comeback?

It stays rare and reads as a soft name of the 1970s.

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