Girls' name · since 1966
Cherish
Since 1966, U.S. Social Security records show 11,352 babies named Cherish, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,536 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,375 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,352
- born since 1966
- 2010s
- peak decade
Cherish currently ranks #1375 among girls' names in America, with 11,352 babies recorded since 1966.
Cherish has 11,352 recorded births among girls since 1966, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1375 as of the latest data, more common than 92% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2025.
- #1,536 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,375 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 11,352 born since 1966
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cherish ranks #1,536 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,375 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 11,352 born since 1966, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,536 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,375 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,352
- born since 1966
- 2010s
- peak decade
Cherish's 11,352 recorded births place it above 97.87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Cherish compares
11,352 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Cherish's all-time total is 30x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cherish | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,352 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 461 | 21 | 19,840 |
Cherish's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cherish splits its recorded history at 1996: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1966 (11 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 461 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cherish popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 461
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Cherish by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,130 births, 28% of the file).
2010s was Cherish's strongest decade.
3,130 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Cherish births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 107
1960s
107 births
- 1970s 866
1970s
866 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,722 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,664 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,865 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,130 births
- 2020s 998
2020s
998 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,130 births (28% of all-time use).
How Cherish 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 Cherish's total volume
Cherish by state
Where Cherish concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,231 | 10.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 825 | 7.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 625 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 540 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 470 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 443 | 3.9% |
| #7 | New York | | 420 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 410 | 3.6% |
1,231 of 11,352 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Cherish appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cherish's data
- Cherish's decade-level peak was the 2010s (3,130 total births); usage has since declined to 998 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cherishs (1,231 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 Cherish: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1966–2025 (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 Cherish 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.