Cherif — #9586 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Cherif

The Social Security Administration has registered 56 babies named Cherif between 2009 and 2024, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cherif currently holds the #9586 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cherif performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Cherif shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cherif 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 56 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.