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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Cher

Cher was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1972, when it ranked 651st with 235 babies. More babies were named Cher in the 1970s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
1972235 babies
Total since 1880
1,831babies recorded

Cher popularity since 1880

0125250375500 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few boys are given the name too: 110 since 1981.

YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020#11,3058
2010——
2000#7,25014
1990#4,90319
1980#3,23326
1970#1,43572
1960#2,25227
1950#3,45810
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Cher, counting every spelling?

Cher has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Cher?

About 1,600 people born in the US named Cher are alive today, with a median age of 53; half are between 50 and 56. That makes Cher mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Cher by state

How common Cher was among girls born in each state in 1970–1974, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (2.3×). In 29 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesWI0.03Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesIL0.06Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesNY0.07Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesIA0.06Indiana: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesIN0.08Ohio: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesOH0.09Pennsylvania: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesPA0.10New Jersey: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.03Connecticut: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesCT0.06Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesCA0.09Utah: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesUT0.11Colorado: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesCO0.10Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMO0.03Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesVA0.05Maryland: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesMD0.07Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesAZ0.07New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesTN0.05North Carolina: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNC0.04South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesOK0.07Louisiana: 0.20 per 1,000 babiesLA0.20Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesTX0.08Florida: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesFL0.11
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Cher, girls, 1970–1974. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Cher: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cher, they share its era and feel.

Cher is also a nickname for Cheryl.

Questions about the name Cher

How popular is the name Cher?

Cher was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1972, when it ranked 651st with 235 babies. More babies were named Cher in the 1970s than in any other decade.

Is Cher a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Cher in the US.

Where was Cher most popular?

In 1970–1974, Cher was most common in Louisiana (0.20 per 1,000 girls), followed by Utah and Florida.