Beloved or dear
Cherae is a modern American coinage, likely a combination of the French 'chérie' meaning beloved and the popular suffix 'ae'. It reflects a mid-20th-century trend of creating melodic, phonetic names with a French flair.
Less common today
Cherae isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,445 in 1992.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
