Cherilyn

Where Cherilyn comes from

From Cheryl + -lyn.
— Wiktionary's entry for Cherilyn
Along the way
  1. 1941
    First appearance
    #3,954 among girls, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1972
    Peak, #823
    161 babies named Cherilyn — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1976
    Cherilyn Mackrory born
    British politician
  4. 1977
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,514.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name.
Namesakes
  • Cherilyn Mackrory · British politician, born 1976

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.