Girls' name · since 1925
Cheri
Since 1925, U.S. Social Security records show 36,068 babies named Cheri, peaking in 1960. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #735 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,355 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 36,068
- born since 1925
- 1960s
- peak decade
Cheri currently ranks #13355 among girls' names in America, with 36,068 babies recorded since 1925.
Cheri has 36,068 recorded births among girls since 1925, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13355 as of the latest data, more common than 23% of girls, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 2025.
- #735 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,355 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 36,068 born since 1925
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cheri ranks #735 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,355 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 36,068 born since 1925, peaking in the 1960s.
- #735 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,355 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 36,068
- born since 1925
- 1960s
- peak decade
Cheri's 36,068 recorded births place it above 98.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Cheri compares
36,068 Top 5% higher than 95% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cheri's all-time total is 96x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cheri | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 36,068 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,410 | 21 | 19,840 |
Cheri's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cheri's SSA record in two at 1975 and the more recent half accounts for 19% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 81%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1929, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1960 peak of 1,410, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cheri popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–2025
- Peak year (1960)
- 1,410
- Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
Cheri popularity over time - boys
12 total births recorded since 1961 (Cheri as boys' name)
Cheri by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (11,930 births, 33% of the file).
1960s was Cheri's strongest decade.
11,930 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Cheri births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 21
1920s
21 births
- 1930s 181
1930s
181 births
- 1940s 3,081
1940s
3,081 births
- 1950s
1950s
9,087 births
- 1960s
1960s
11,930 births
- 1970s
1970s
7,763 births
- 1980s 3,034
1980s
3,034 births
- 1990s 681
1990s
681 births
- 2000s 171
2000s
171 births
- 2010s 91
2010s
91 births
- 2020s 28
2020s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 11,930 births (33% of all-time use).
How Cheri compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Cheri's total volume
Cheri by state
Where Cheri concentrates geographically, total births since 1925
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 4,672 | 13.0% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 1,961 | 5.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 1,949 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 1,943 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Texas | | 1,759 | 4.9% |
| #6 | Washington | | 1,416 | 3.9% |
| #7 | New York | | 1,412 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 1,345 | 3.7% |
4,672 of 36,068 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Cheri appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cheri's data
- Cheri's decade-level peak was the 1960s (11,930 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cheris (4,672 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cheri: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~100 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, 1925–2025 (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 Cheri 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.