Cheryl
#4,352 for girls in 2025, 32 births · Last seen for boys in 1990 at #6,415
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1958 · 24,119 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 34 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 439,539since 1909
Cheryl over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | #4,352 | 32 | — | |
| 2024 | #3,963 | 37 | — | |
| 2023 | #4,454 | 31 | — | |
| 2022 | #3,536 | 44 | — | |
| 2021 | #3,250 | 49 | — | |
| 2020 | #4,453 | 30 | — | |
| 2019 | #3,665 | 41 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,905 | 57 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,925 | 56 | — | |
| 2016 | #2,479 | 73 | — | |
| 2015 | #3,024 | 56 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,922 | 58 | — | |
| 2013 | #3,005 | 55 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,516 | 72 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,695 | 65 | — | |
| 2010 | #2,386 | 79 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,779 | 64 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,184 | 91 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,257 | 86 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,206 | 87 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,878 | 103 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,667 | 116 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,668 | 115 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,744 | 104 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,340 | 143 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,447 | 127 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,133 | 173 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,145 | 165 | — | |
| 1997 | #985 | 198 | — | |
| 1996 | #813 | 250 | — | |
| 1995 | #780 | 255 | — | |
| 1994 | #685 | 307 | — | |
| 1993 | #612 | 374 | — | |
| 1992 | #534 | 441 | — | |
| 1991 | #457 | 539 | — | |
| 1990 | #415 | 615 | #6,415 | 7 |
| 1989 | #351 | 731 | — | |
| 1988 | #280 | 889 | — | |
| 1987 | #263 | 959 | #6,951 | 5 |
| 1986 | #251 | 1,031 | #4,853 | 8 |
| 1985 | #209 | 1,224 | #4,698 | 8 |
| 1984 | #202 | 1,323 | #5,561 | 6 |
| 1983 | #176 | 1,562 | — | |
| 1982 | #159 | 1,875 | #5,619 | 6 |
| 1981 | #134 | 2,116 | #6,262 | 5 |
| 1980 | #119 | 2,609 | #4,940 | 7 |
| 1979 | #94 | 3,210 | #5,355 | 6 |
| 1978 | #94 | 3,167 | #4,157 | 8 |
| 1977 | #135 | 2,121 | #4,582 | 7 |
| 1976 | #105 | 2,489 | #3,724 | 9 |
| 1975 | #97 | 2,997 | #2,902 | 13 |
| 1974 | #88 | 3,496 | #2,358 | 17 |
| 1973 | #74 | 4,010 | #2,405 | 16 |
| 1972 | #56 | 5,136 | #1,680 | 27 |
| 1971 | #50 | 6,327 | #2,813 | 12 |
| 1970 | #44 | 7,440 | #1,794 | 24 |
| 1969 | #41 | 8,346 | #1,861 | 20 |
| 1968 | #37 | 9,138 | #1,478 | 28 |
| 1967 | #35 | 10,767 | #1,411 | 29 |
| 1966 | #34 | 11,713 | #1,540 | 25 |
| 1965 | #31 | 12,550 | #1,318 | 34 |
| 1964 | #29 | 14,081 | #1,172 | 43 |
| 1963 | #24 | 15,047 | #1,279 | 37 |
| 1962 | #24 | 16,587 | #1,147 | 45 |
| 1961 | #20 | 18,301 | #1,222 | 42 |
| 1960 | #17 | 19,120 | #1,131 | 48 |
| 1959 | #18 | 20,947 | #1,228 | 40 |
| 1958 | #13 | 24,119 | #994 | 59 |
| 1957 | #16 | 22,643 | #1,214 | 41 |
| 1956 | #18 | 21,278 | #1,568 | 25 |
| 1955 | #19 | 19,111 | #1,339 | 32 |
| 1954 | #22 | 15,015 | #1,496 | 26 |
| 1953 | #28 | 12,264 | #1,765 | 19 |
| 1952 | #31 | 12,201 | #1,856 | 17 |
| 1951 | #30 | 11,986 | #1,725 | 19 |
| 1950 | #29 | 11,823 | #2,019 | 14 |
| 1949 | #28 | 12,007 | #1,820 | 17 |
| 1948 | #25 | 13,220 | #1,656 | 20 |
| 1947 | #24 | 13,890 | #1,646 | 21 |
| 1946 | #27 | 11,526 | #1,475 | 23 |
| 1945 | #32 | 8,149 | #1,494 | 20 |
| 1944 | #36 | 7,972 | #1,438 | 22 |
| 1943 | #102 | 2,878 | #1,833 | 16 |
| 1942 | #280 | 591 | — | |
| 1941 | #309 | 442 | — | |
| 1940 | #410 | 284 | — | |
| 1939 | #390 | 289 | #3,480 | 5 |
| 1938 | #312 | 397 | — | |
| 1937 | #563 | 145 | — | |
| 1936 | #686 | 94 | — | |
| 1935 | #664 | 99 | — | |
| 1934 | #768 | 76 | — | |
| 1933 | #865 | 60 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,004 | 49 | — | |
| 1931 | #995 | 49 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,144 | 42 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,107 | 44 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,115 | 46 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,423 | 32 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,623 | 26 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,891 | 21 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,872 | 22 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,556 | 28 | — | |
| 1922 | #2,109 | 18 | — | |
| 1921 | #2,120 | 18 | — | |
| 1920 | #2,590 | 13 | — | |
| 1919 | #2,640 | 12 | — | |
| 1918 | #2,209 | 16 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,652 | 22 | — | |
| 1916 | #3,258 | 8 | — | |
| 1915 | — | — | ||
| 1914 | #2,876 | 7 | — | |
| 1913 | — | — | ||
| 1912 | #2,979 | 5 | — | |
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| 1909 | #2,208 | 5 | — | |
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First appearance
1909
The first year at least five girls were named Cheryl! It came in at #2,208, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1909–1913, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Cheryl is popular in 1936
- 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
- Iowa#189 · 1 in 1,429
- Kansas#243 · 1 in 1,777
- Illinois#352 · 1 in 3,888
- Ohio#380 · 1 in 5,211
- California#388 · 1 in 3,682
Best ever in a state: #5 in Hawaii, 1971.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | #189 | 13 | 1 in 1,429 |
| Kansas | #243 | 7 | 1 in 1,777 |
| Illinois | #352 | 13 | 1 in 3,888 |
| Ohio | #380 | 9 | 1 in 5,211 |
| California | #388 | 10 | 1 in 3,682 |
| Michigan | #395 | 7 | 1 in 5,538 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
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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 Cheryl
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 389 spots since 2024 (#3,963 → #4,352)
- 101 spots since 2020 (#4,453 → #4,352)
- 1,328 spots since 2015 (#3,024 → #4,352)
- Biggest jump: 251 spots in 1938 (#563 → #312)
- Biggest drop: 172 spots in 1997 (#813 → #985)
Rise & fade · girls
49 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1909
- Peaked 1958 at #13 (24,119 births)
- Births halved by 1966, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 34 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 34 yrs · run 1944–1975
- Top 1,000: 66 yrs · run 1933–1997
Share of babies · girls
1 in 83
- Highest: 1 in 83 girls born in 1958 were named Cheryl (1.2%)
- Latest: 1 in 50,227 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
- 39.0% of all girls named Cheryl (171,387) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | #2,208 (1909) | #2,208 |
| 1910s | 70 | #1,652 (1917) | #2,602 |
| 1920s | 268 | #1,107 (1929) | #1,741 |
| 1930s | 1,300 | #312 (1938) | #739 |
| 1940s | 70,959 | #24 (1947) | #127 |
| 1950s | 171,387 | #13 (1958) | #22 |
| 1960s | 135,650 | #17 (1960) | #29 |
| 1970s | 40,393 | #44 (1970) | #84 |
| 1980s | 14,319 | #119 (1980) | #214 |
| 1990s | 3,317 | #415 (1990) | #756 |
| 2000s | 1,036 | #1,340 (2001) | #1,917 |
| 2010s | 612 | #2,386 (2010) | #2,852 |
| 2020s | 223 | #3,250 (2021) | #4,001 |
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.
Cheryl in 1936
girls
#686
94 births · 1 in 11,068 girls
Top girls' names in 1936
More about 1936
girls
1,040,390 girls got a published name in 1936; 1 in 11,068 of them was named Cheryl, which outranked 85.9% of the 4,856 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Cheryl
- #683Angelita95
- #683Celeste95
- #683Kate95
- #686Cheryl94
- #686Carolina94
- #686Cassie94
- #686Florene94
- #693Charleen93
- #693Jacklyn93
- #695Charline92
Tied with 6 names at #686; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1935
Risers
Fallers
- ↓ 1,028Norita#713 → #1,741
- ↓ 506Vernetta#974 → #1,480
- ↓ 461Ozella#984 → #1,445
- ↓ 400Shirleyann#896 → #1,296
- ↓ 342Idell#925 → #1,267
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.