Cheray vs Cheryl

Side-by-side comparison of Cheray and Cheryl — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Cheray

Girl name

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Name B

Cheryl

Girl name · Rank #3977

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Metric Cheray Cheryl
Current Rank Unranked #3977
Total Births (all years) 128 439,539
Peak Year 1966 1958
Peak Year Births 14 24,119
Peak Decade 1960ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1964 1909

Births by Decade

Decade Cheray Cheryl
1900ss — 5
1910ss — 70
1920ss — 268
1930ss — 1,300
1940ss — 70,959
1950ss — 171,387
1960ss 47 135,650
1970ss 26 40,393
1980ss 31 14,319
1990ss 24 3,317
2000ss — 1,036
2010ss — 612
2020ss — 223

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Cheray Cheryl
2014 — 58
2015 — 56
2016 — 73
2017 — 56
2018 — 57
2019 — 41
2020 — 30
2021 — 49
2022 — 44
2023 — 31
2024 — 37
2025 — 32

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1964–1998.

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