Recorded 1946–1965 Girls' name Peak 1953 21 births

Cherel — girls' name

21 babies named Cherel in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

21 girls have been named Cherel since 1946, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1965.

21
total births
1946–1965
years on record
1950s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Cherel was born in this single decade.

1953
Single peak year

6 babies were named Cherel in 1953 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cherel

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Cherel between 1946 and 1965, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cherel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cherel performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Cherel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cherel 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 21 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.

Cherel at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

21

Since 1946

20 years of records

Peak year

1953

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1946

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1965

Cherel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1946

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1953)
6
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
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Cherel by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
11 births that decade — 52% of Cherel's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cherel?
21 babies have been named Cherel since 1946. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1953 with 6 births.
When was Cherel most popular?
Cherel was most popular in the 1950s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
How long has the name Cherel been used?
Cherel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 20 years of data through 1965.
What names are similar to Cherel?
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.

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, 1946–1965 (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.