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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Cherryl

Cherryl was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1946, when it ranked 810th; the most babies were born in 1947 (105). More babies were named Cherryl in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1947105 babies
Total since 1880
1,757babies recorded

Cherryl popularity since 1880

050100150200 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——
2000——
1990#11,6926
1980——
1970#3,12521
1960#1,40761
1950#1,12567
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
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1890——
1880——

How popular is Cherryl, counting every spelling?

Cherryl has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Cherryl?

About 1,300 people born in the US named Cherryl are alive today, with a median age of 70; half are between 63 and 77. That makes Cherryl 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.

Cherryl by state

How common Cherryl was among girls born in each state in 1945–1949, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.6×). In 36 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: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesWA0.04Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMN0.04Illinois: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIL0.02Michigan: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMI0.04New York: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesNY0.01Massachusetts: 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: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesIA0.06Indiana: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesIN0.03Ohio: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesOH0.04Pennsylvania: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesPA0.02New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesCA0.09Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: 0.23 per 1,000 babiesCO0.23Nebraska: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesNE0.08Missouri: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMO0.04Kentucky: 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: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesKS0.08Arkansas: 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: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesTX0.03Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Cherryl, girls, 1945–1949. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Cherryl

How popular is the name Cherryl?

Cherryl was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1946, when it ranked 810th; the most babies were born in 1947 (105). More babies were named Cherryl in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Cherryl a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,757 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Cherryl most popular?

In 1945–1949, Cherryl was most common in Colorado (0.23 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Kansas.