Cherokee
Cherokee was the 13556th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 1262nd; the most babies were born in 1998 (143). Over the last ten years it has moved down 8,940 places. More babies were named Cherokee in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #13,556 girls, down 8,644 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1998143 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,909babies recorded
Cherokee popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,556 | — | 6 | — |
| 2020 | #4,912 | — | 26 | — |
| 2010 | #5,273 | #9,873 | 26 | 7 |
| 2000 | #1,534 | #4,082 | 118 | 19 |
| 1990 | #2,864 | — | 40 | — |
| 1980 | #5,021 | — | 14 | — |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | #5,106 | — | 5 | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Cherokee, counting every spelling?
Cherokee has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Cherokee?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Cherokee (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Cherokee 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 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Cherokee.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Cherokee?
About 2,500 people born in the US named Cherokee are alive today, with a median age of 28; half are between 22 and 33. That makes Cherokee 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.
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Questions about the name Cherokee
How popular is the name Cherokee?
Cherokee was the 13556th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 1262nd; the most babies were born in 1998 (143). Over the last ten years it has moved down 8,940 places. More babies were named Cherokee in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Cherokee a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Cherokee in the US.