Girls' name · since 1946
Cheralyn
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.
- #23,183 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 144
- born since 1946
- 1970s
- peak decade
Cheralyn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 144 recorded since 1946.
Social Security Administration records show Cheralyn recorded 144 times among girls since 1946, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 1993.
- #23,183 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 144 born since 1946
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cheralyn ranks #23,183 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 144 born since 1946, peaking in the 1970s.
- #23,183 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 144
- born since 1946
- 1970s
- peak decade
Cheralyn's 144 recorded births place it above 67.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cheralyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cheralyn's full recorded timeline at 1973, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1956, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1972 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cheralyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1993
- Peak year (1972)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Cheralyn by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (71 births, 49% of the file).
1970s was Cheralyn's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Cheralyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 14
1940s
14 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 19
1960s
19 births
- 1970s
1970s
71 births
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 71 births (49% of all-time use).
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What to do with Cheralyn's data
- Cheralyn's decade-level peak was the 1970s (71 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cheralyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~47 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1946–1993 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cheralyn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.