Cheri
#13,208 for girls in 2025, 6 births · Last seen for boys in 1965 at #3,537
Given to girls >99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1967 · 1,305 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 36,068since 1925
Cheri over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Cheri has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #13,208 | 6 | — | |
| 2024 | #10,271 | 9 | — | |
| 2023 | #12,197 | 7 | — | |
| 2022 | — | — | ||
| 2021 | #13,464 | 6 | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | #12,448 | 7 | — | |
| 2018 | #12,464 | 7 | — | |
| 2017 | #9,943 | 10 | — | |
| 2016 | — | — | ||
| 2015 | #8,447 | 13 | — | |
| 2014 | #8,966 | 12 | — | |
| 2013 | #11,000 | 9 | — | |
| 2012 | #9,711 | 11 | — | |
| 2011 | #10,374 | 10 | — | |
| 2010 | #9,231 | 12 | — | |
| 2009 | #8,454 | 14 | — | |
| 2008 | #8,529 | 14 | — | |
| 2007 | #6,812 | 19 | — | |
| 2006 | #7,868 | 15 | — | |
| 2005 | #7,138 | 16 | — | |
| 2004 | #7,391 | 15 | — | |
| 2003 | #7,207 | 15 | — | |
| 2002 | #6,698 | 16 | — | |
| 2001 | #6,067 | 18 | — | |
| 2000 | #4,185 | 29 | — | |
| 1999 | #3,509 | 35 | — | |
| 1998 | #3,573 | 33 | — | |
| 1997 | #3,626 | 31 | — | |
| 1996 | #3,028 | 39 | — | |
| 1995 | #2,552 | 49 | — | |
| 1994 | #2,295 | 57 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,841 | 78 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,537 | 101 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,358 | 120 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,219 | 138 | — | |
| 1989 | #960 | 181 | — | |
| 1988 | #880 | 200 | — | |
| 1987 | #791 | 222 | — | |
| 1986 | #624 | 297 | — | |
| 1985 | #638 | 292 | — | |
| 1984 | #557 | 335 | — | |
| 1983 | #579 | 309 | — | |
| 1982 | #540 | 359 | — | |
| 1981 | #506 | 395 | — | |
| 1980 | #476 | 444 | — | |
| 1979 | #450 | 454 | — | |
| 1978 | #411 | 496 | — | |
| 1977 | #410 | 499 | — | |
| 1976 | #362 | 580 | — | |
| 1975 | #310 | 733 | — | |
| 1974 | #297 | 807 | — | |
| 1973 | #266 | 936 | — | |
| 1972 | #265 | 995 | — | |
| 1971 | #265 | 1,084 | — | |
| 1970 | #260 | 1,179 | — | |
| 1969 | #255 | 1,148 | — | |
| 1968 | #235 | 1,232 | — | |
| 1967 | #225 | 1,305 | — | |
| 1966 | #257 | 1,078 | — | |
| 1965 | #304 | 876 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1964 | #289 | 1,003 | — | |
| 1963 | #257 | 1,167 | — | |
| 1962 | #229 | 1,397 | — | |
| 1961 | #239 | 1,314 | #3,652 | 6 |
| 1960 | #227 | 1,410 | — | |
| 1959 | #237 | 1,336 | — | |
| 1958 | #249 | 1,203 | — | |
| 1957 | #257 | 1,112 | — | |
| 1956 | #262 | 1,047 | — | |
| 1955 | #282 | 933 | — | |
| 1954 | #299 | 810 | — | |
| 1953 | #291 | 820 | — | |
| 1952 | #308 | 686 | — | |
| 1951 | #326 | 596 | — | |
| 1950 | #330 | 544 | — | |
| 1949 | #340 | 516 | — | |
| 1948 | #333 | 546 | — | |
| 1947 | #287 | 731 | — | |
| 1946 | #304 | 591 | — | |
| 1945 | #491 | 219 | — | |
| 1944 | #531 | 187 | — | |
| 1943 | #710 | 117 | — | |
| 1942 | #835 | 83 | — | |
| 1941 | #986 | 55 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,218 | 36 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,424 | 27 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,596 | 23 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,539 | 24 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,345 | 29 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,606 | 22 | — | |
| 1934 | #3,159 | 8 | — | |
| 1933 | #2,688 | 10 | — | |
| 1932 | #2,365 | 13 | — | |
| 1931 | #2,972 | 9 | — | |
| 1930 | #2,110 | 16 | — | |
| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 | — | |
| 1928 | #3,164 | 9 | — | |
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| 1925 | #4,028 | 7 | — | |
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First appearance
1925
The first year at least five girls were named Cheri! It came in at #4,028, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1926–1927, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Cheri is popular in 1972
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- North Dakota#119 · 1 in 439
- Idaho#125 · 1 in 474
- Nebraska#151 · 1 in 668
- Rhode Island#151 · 1 in 741
- Massachusetts#154 · 1 in 796
Best ever in a state: #61 in Nevada, 1962.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #119 | 9 | 1 in 439 |
| Idaho | #125 | 10 | 1 in 474 |
| Nebraska | #151 | 14 | 1 in 668 |
| Rhode Island | #151 | 7 | 1 in 741 |
| Massachusetts | #154 | 43 | 1 in 796 |
| Montana | #155 | 7 | 1 in 554 |
| South Dakota | #163 | 6 | 1 in 638 |
| Michigan | #175 | 70 | 1 in 884 |
| Oregon | #175 | 16 | 1 in 790 |
| Colorado | #186 | 19 | 1 in 828 |
| Wisconsin | #194 | 24 | 1 in 1,146 |
| Iowa | #195 | 18 | 1 in 968 |
| Washington | #202 | 20 | 1 in 960 |
| Missouri | #212 | 30 | 1 in 1,043 |
| Minnesota | #216 | 18 | 1 in 1,337 |
| Arizona | #217 | 16 | 1 in 905 |
| Indiana | #224 | 31 | 1 in 1,195 |
| Kentucky | #227 | 20 | 1 in 1,188 |
| Utah | #228 | 10 | 1 in 1,053 |
| Ohio | #230 | 60 | 1 in 1,241 |
| California | #235 | 116 | 1 in 1,182 |
| Oklahoma | #238 | 14 | 1 in 1,164 |
| Pennsylvania | #248 | 50 | 1 in 1,442 |
| Florida | #252 | 33 | 1 in 1,348 |
| West Virginia | #259 | 8 | 1 in 1,524 |
| New Mexico | #261 | 7 | 1 in 1,091 |
| Illinois | #265 | 50 | 1 in 1,492 |
| Arkansas | #276 | 9 | 1 in 1,454 |
| New Jersey | #286 | 26 | 1 in 1,567 |
| Connecticut | #292 | 9 | 1 in 1,758 |
| Kansas | #293 | 8 | 1 in 1,540 |
| Maryland | #302 | 11 | 1 in 1,871 |
| North Carolina | #302 | 19 | 1 in 1,931 |
| Alabama | #322 | 13 | 1 in 1,857 |
| Virginia | #323 | 13 | 1 in 2,277 |
| Louisiana | #329 | 15 | 1 in 1,768 |
| New York | #337 | 55 | 1 in 2,015 |
| Tennessee | #356 | 11 | 1 in 2,573 |
| Texas | #405 | 41 | 1 in 2,350 |
| Georgia | #461 | 10 | 1 in 3,598 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
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| Nevada | — | — | — |
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| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Cheri
Momentum · girls
Brand new
- 2,937 spots since 2024 (#10,271 → #13,208)
- 4,761 spots since 2015 (#8,447 → #13,208)
- Biggest jump: 232 spots in 1941 (#1,218 → #986)
- Biggest drop: 259 spots in 1990 (#960 → #1,219)
Rise & fade · girls
42 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1925
- Peaked 1967 at #225 (1,305 births)
- Births halved by 1976, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 49 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 49 yrs · run 1941–1989
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,265
- Highest: 1 in 1,265 girls born in 1967 were named Cheri (0.08%)
- Latest: 1 in 267,878 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
- 33.1% of all girls named Cheri (11,930) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 21 | #3,164 (1928) | #3,921 |
| 1930s | 181 | #1,345 (1936) | #2,080 |
| 1940s | 3,081 | #287 (1947) | #604 |
| 1950s | 9,087 | #237 (1959) | #284 |
| 1960s | 11,930 | #225 (1967) | #252 |
| 1970s | 7,763 | #260 (1970) | #330 |
| 1980s | 3,034 | #476 (1980) | #655 |
| 1990s | 681 | #1,219 (1990) | #2,454 |
| 2000s | 171 | #4,185 (2000) | #7,035 |
| 2010s | 91 | #8,447 (2015) | #10,287 |
| 2020s | 28 | #10,271 (2024) | #12,285 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Cheri in 1972
girls
#265
995 births · 1 in 1,529 girls
Top girls' names in 1972
More about 1972
girls
1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 1,529 of them was named Cheri, which outranked 97.3% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).