Girls' name · since 1981
Cherline
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.
- #51,580 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cherline sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 12 recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cherline has been recorded 12 times among girls since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 1995.
- #51,580 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 12 born since 1981
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cherline ranks #51,580 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1981, peaking in the 1980s.
- #51,580 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cherline's 12 recorded births place it above 27.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Cherline's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cherline's full recorded timeline at 1995, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cherline popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1995
- Peak year (1981)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Cherline by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (7 births, 58% of the file).
1980s was Cherline's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Cherline births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 7 births (58% of all-time use).
Cherline by state
Where Cherline concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 6 | 50.0% |
6 of 12 births nationwide.
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What to do with Cherline's data
- Cherline's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Cherlines (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Cherline: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~14 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, 1981–1995 (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 Cherline 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.