Chessa vs Cheryl

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

Name A

Chessa

Girl name

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Name B

Cheryl

Girl name · Rank #3963

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Metric Chessa Cheryl
Current Rank Unranked #3963
Total Births (all years) 436 439,502
Peak Year 1995 1958
Peak Year Births 20 24,118
Peak Decade 1990ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1976 1909

Births by Decade

Decade Chessa Cheryl
1900ss — 5
1910ss — 70
1920ss — 268
1930ss — 1,300
1940ss — 70,959
1950ss — 171,390
1960ss — 135,646
1970ss 46 40,393
1980ss 79 14,319
1990ss 120 3,317
2000ss 80 1,035
2010ss 101 611
2020ss 10 189

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Chessa Cheryl
2014 14 58
2015 14 55
2016 8 73
2017 6 56
2018 6 57
2019 5 41
2020 5 30
2021 — 47
2022 5 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, 1976–2022.

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