BabyNamesTrends
Menu

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Cherlyn

Cherlyn was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1947, when it ranked 1152nd; the most babies were born in 1956 (70). More babies were named Cherlyn in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Meaning Not yet researched how we research meanings

Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
195670 babies
Total since 1880
1,870babies recorded

Cherlyn popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010#12,5298
2000——
1990#8,6189
1980#4,02119
1970#2,65327
1960#1,35566
1950#1,58035
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Cherlyn, counting every spelling?

Cherlyn has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Cherlyn?

About 1,600 people born in the US named Cherlyn are alive today, with a median age of 62; half are between 51 and 70. That makes Cherlyn a name most people associate with older generations.

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.

Cherlyn by state

How common Cherlyn was among girls born in each state in 1954–1958, around its peak. In 45 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: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: 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: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesIL0.01Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: 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: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesOH0.01Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesCA0.04Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesLA0.09Mississippi: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMS0.04Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesTX0.04Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Cherlyn, girls, 1954–1958. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Cherlyn

How popular is the name Cherlyn?

Cherlyn was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1947, when it ranked 1152nd; the most babies were born in 1956 (70). More babies were named Cherlyn in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Cherlyn a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,870 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Cherlyn most popular?

In 1954–1958, Cherlyn was most common in Louisiana (0.09 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Texas.