Recorded 1946–1993 Girls' name Peak 1972 144 births

Cheralyn — girls' name

144 babies named Cheralyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s141950s121960s191970s711980s181990s10

The verdict

144 girls have been named Cheralyn since 1946, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1993.

144
total births
1946–1993
years on record
1970s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Cheralyn was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

15 babies were named Cheralyn in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cheralyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 144 babies named Cheralyn between 1946 and 1993, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cheralyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cheralyn performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Cheralyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cheralyn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 144 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cheralyn at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

144

Since 1946

48 years of records

Peak year

1972

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1946

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 1993

Cheralyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1946

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1972)
15
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
05101520 19931982197819741971196319511946 7

Cheralyn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
71 births that decade — 49% of Cheralyn's all-time total
1940s141950s121960s191970s711980s181990s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cheralyn?
144 babies have been named Cheralyn since 1946. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1972 with 15 births.
When was Cheralyn most popular?
Cheralyn was most popular in the 1970s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Cheralyn been used?
Cheralyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 48 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Cheralyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cheryl, Chelsea, Cheyenne, Cheri, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1946–1993 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.