Recorded 1981–1995 Girls' name Peak 1981 12 births

Cherline — girls' name

12 babies named Cherline in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s71990s5

The verdict

12 girls have been named Cherline since 1981, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1995.

12
total births
1981–1995
years on record
1980s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Cherline was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

7 babies were named Cherline in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cherline

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Cherline between 1981 and 1995, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cherline currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cherline performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Cherline shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cherline in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cherline 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 12 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.

Cherline at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

12

Since 1981

15 years of records

Peak year

1981

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1981

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1995

Cherline popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1981

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1981)
7
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19951981 7

Cherline by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
7 births that decade — 58% of Cherline's all-time total
1980s71990s5

Cherline by state

Where Cherline concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cherline
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
6 50.0%
Florida share of Cherline's total US births 50.0%

6 of 12 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cherline?
12 babies have been named Cherline since 1981. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1981 with 7 births.
When was Cherline most popular?
Cherline was most popular in the 1980s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Cherline most popular?
The top states for the name Cherline are Florida (6 births).
How long has the name Cherline been used?
Cherline has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 15 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Cherline?
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, 1981–1995 (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.