Recorded 1961–2000 Girls' name Peak 1989 394 births

Cherell — girls' name

394 babies named Cherell in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s221970s861980s1631990s1182000s5

The verdict

394 girls have been named Cherell since 1961, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2000.

394
total births
1961–2000
years on record
1980s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Cherell was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

32 babies were named Cherell in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cherell

The Social Security Administration has registered 394 babies named Cherell between 1961 and 2000, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cherell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cherell performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 163 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Cherell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cherell in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cherell 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 394 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.

Cherell at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

394

Since 1961

40 years of records

Peak year

1989

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1961

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2000

Cherell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1961

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1989)
32
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
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Cherell by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
163 births that decade — 41% of Cherell's all-time total
1960s221970s861980s1631990s1182000s5

Cherell by state

Where Cherell concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cherell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
5 1.3%
Michigan share of Cherell's total US births 1.3%

5 of 394 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cherell?
394 babies have been named Cherell since 1961. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1989 with 32 births.
When was Cherell most popular?
Cherell was most popular in the 1980s decade with 163 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Cherell most popular?
The top states for the name Cherell are Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Cherell been used?
Cherell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 40 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Cherell?
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, 1961–2000 (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.