Cherri vs Cheryl

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

Name A

Cherri

Girl name

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Name B

Cheryl

Girl name · Rank #3963

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Metric Cherri Cheryl
Current Rank Unranked #3963
Total Births (all years) 4,146 439,502
Peak Year 1961 1958
Peak Year Births 197 24,118
Peak Decade 1960ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1940 1909

Births by Decade

Decade Cherri Cheryl
1900ss — 5
1910ss — 70
1920ss — 268
1930ss — 1,300
1940ss 321 70,959
1950ss 1,126 171,390
1960ss 1,412 135,646
1970ss 784 40,393
1980ss 347 14,319
1990ss 116 3,317
2000ss 28 1,035
2010ss 12 611
2020ss — 189

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Cherri Cheryl
2014 6 58
2015 — 55
2016 — 73
2017 — 56
2018 — 57
2019 — 41
2020 — 30
2021 — 47
2022 — 44
2023 — 31
2024 — 37

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, 1940–2014.

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