Recorded 1944–1979 Girls' name Peak 1949 60 births

Cherolyn — girls' name

60 babies named Cherolyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

60 girls have been named Cherolyn since 1944, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1979.

60
total births
1944–1979
years on record
1940s
peak decade
32%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Cherolyn was born in this single decade.

1949
Single peak year

8 babies were named Cherolyn in 1949 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cherolyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Cherolyn between 1944 and 1979, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cherolyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cherolyn performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Cherolyn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cherolyn 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 60 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.

Cherolyn at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

60

Since 1944

36 years of records

Peak year

1949

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1944

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1979

Cherolyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1944

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1949)
8
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
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Cherolyn by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
19 births that decade — 32% of Cherolyn's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cherolyn?
60 babies have been named Cherolyn since 1944. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1949 with 8 births.
When was Cherolyn most popular?
Cherolyn was most popular in the 1940s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
How long has the name Cherolyn been used?
Cherolyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 36 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Cherolyn?
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, 1944–1979 (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.