Cheryl

Where Cheryl comes from

Coined in the early 20th century, possibly a blend of Cherie or Cherry and Beryl. (See cher for the etymology of Cherie.)
— Wiktionary's entry for Cheryl
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1909
    First appearance
    #2,208 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1958
    Peak, #13
    24,119 babies named Cheryl — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1965
    Cheryl Hines born
    American actress
  4. 1966
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #34.
  5. 1983
    Cheryl born
    British singer, dancer, and television presenter
In the dictionary
  • A female given name originating as a coinage.
Namesakes
  • Cheryl · British singer, dancer, and television presenter, born 1983
  • Cheryl Hines · American actress, born 1965
  • Cheryl Ladd · American actress, singer, and author, born 1951
  • Cheryl Strayed · American writer, born 1968
  • Cheryl Miller · American basketball player and coach, born 1964

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.