Cherish
Cherish was the 1374th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 160 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 643rd with 461 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 436 places. More babies were named Cherish in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,374 girls, down 267 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 160girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2007461 babies
- Total since 1880
- 11,352babies recorded
Cherish popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,374 | 160 |
| 2020 | #1,107 | 221 |
| 2010 | #751 | 369 |
| 2000 | #1,128 | 181 |
| 1990 | #995 | 184 |
| 1980 | #1,750 | 63 |
| 1970 | #2,051 | 40 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Cherish, counting every spelling?
Cherish is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,290 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,374 for Cherish on its own. Together these spellings went to 160 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherish | 160 | #1,374 | 777 |
| Cherrish | — | — | 26 |
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 Cherish?
160 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Cherish (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Cherish 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 52 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Cherish.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Cherish?
About 11,100 people born in the US named Cherish are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 13 and 35. That makes Cherish mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Cherish by state
How common Cherish was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (5.1×), Illinois (2.2×), Georgia (2.2×), Florida (2.0×), Michigan (1.6×). In 30 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Cherish: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cherish, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Cherish
How popular is the name Cherish?
Cherish was the 1374th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 160 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 643rd with 461 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 436 places. More babies were named Cherish in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Cherish a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Cherish in the US.
Where is Cherish most popular?
In 2021–2025, Cherish was most common in Mississippi (0.49 per 1,000 girls), followed by Illinois and Georgia.