Cherry
Cherry was the 3588th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 42 babies. Its best year was 1948, when it ranked 429th; the most babies were born in 1947 (354). Over the last ten years it has moved up 23 places. More babies were named Cherry in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,588 girls, up 883 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 42girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1947354 babies
- Total since 1880
- 11,716babies recorded
Cherry popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 136 since 1916.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,588 | 42 |
| 2020 | #4,471 | 30 |
| 2010 | #6,228 | 21 |
| 2000 | #4,004 | 31 |
| 1990 | #2,351 | 53 |
| 1980 | #1,219 | 108 |
| 1970 | #857 | 157 |
| 1960 | #684 | 222 |
| 1950 | #522 | 246 |
| 1940 | #659 | 112 |
| 1930 | #787 | 80 |
| 1920 | #1,355 | 34 |
| 1910 | #1,033 | 18 |
| 1900 | #1,061 | 13 |
| 1890 | #880 | 10 |
| 1880 | #759 | 6 |
How popular is Cherry, counting every spelling?
Cherry has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Cherry?
42 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Cherry (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Cherry 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 200 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Cherry.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Cherry?
About 8,000 people born in the US named Cherry are alive today, with a median age of 64; half are between 48 and 74. That makes Cherry 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.
Cherry by state
How common Cherry was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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 Cherry: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cherry, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Cherry
How popular is the name Cherry?
Cherry was the 3588th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 42 babies. Its best year was 1948, when it ranked 429th; the most babies were born in 1947 (354). Over the last ten years it has moved up 23 places. More babies were named Cherry in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Cherry a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Cherry in the US.
Where is Cherry most popular?
In 2021–2025, Cherry was most common in California (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.