Cherie
Cherie was the 8470th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1967, when it ranked 274th; the most babies were born in 1970 (1,002). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,183 places. More babies were named Cherie in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Meaning "darling" · French, English
Say it shuh-REE /ʃəˈri/
- Rank in 2025
- #8,470 girls, up 34 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19701,002 babies
- Total since 1880
- 29,995babies recorded
What does the name Cherie mean?
Cherie is an English name from the French chérie, "darling", the past participle of chérir, "to cherish". Wiktionary points out that the French themselves did not use it as a name. Wikipedia adds that it has also served as a pet form of names like Cheryl and Sharon. It was most popular in the US from the 1940s to the 1970s.
chérie (French, “darling, cherished one”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Cheri, Sherry, Shari, Cheryl.
See also: French names, names that mean love.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Cherie', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Cheri', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Cherie', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Cherie popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 26 since 1956.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,470 | 12 |
| 2020 | #8,504 | 12 |
| 2010 | #6,017 | 22 |
| 2000 | #4,003 | 31 |
| 1990 | #868 | 226 |
| 1980 | #456 | 467 |
| 1970 | #291 | 1,002 |
| 1960 | #374 | 655 |
| 1950 | #397 | 412 |
| 1940 | #729 | 91 |
| 1930 | #669 | 105 |
| 1920 | #2,612 | 13 |
| 1910 | #2,473 | 5 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Cherie, counting every spelling?
Cherie is the most common spelling of a name family that had 18 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 18 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherie | 12 | #8,470 | 62 |
| Cheri | 6 | #13,555 | 28 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Cherie?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Cherie (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Cherie born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 705 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Cherie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Cherie?
About 25,000 people born in the US named Cherie are alive today, with a median age of 58; half are between 50 and 67. That makes Cherie a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Cherie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cherie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Cherie
What does Cherie mean?
Cherie means “"darling"” (French, English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Cherie?
Cherie was the 8470th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1967, when it ranked 274th; the most babies were born in 1970 (1,002). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,183 places. More babies were named Cherie in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Cherie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Cherie in the US.