Recorded 1946–1955 Girls' name Peak 1946 15 births

Cherle — girls' name

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

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The verdict

15 girls have been named Cherle since 1946, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1955.

15
total births
1946–1955
years on record
1940s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Cherle was born in this single decade.

1946
Single peak year

5 babies were named Cherle in 1946 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cherle

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Cherle between 1946 and 1955, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cherle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1955. The name reached its historical peak in 1946, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cherle performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Cherle shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cherle 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 15 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.

Cherle at a glance

Last recorded 1955

Total births

15

Since 1946

10 years of records

Peak year

1946

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1955

Active since

1946

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1955

Cherle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1946

Last recorded 1955
Peak year (1946)
5
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
5 195519471946 5

Cherle by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
10 births that decade — 67% of Cherle's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cherle?
15 babies have been named Cherle since 1946. It was last recorded in 1955. The peak year was 1946 with 5 births.
When was Cherle most popular?
Cherle was most popular in the 1940s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1946.
How long has the name Cherle been used?
Cherle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 10 years of data through 1955.
What names are similar to Cherle?
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, 1946–1955 (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.