Girls' name · since 1944
Cherolyn
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.
- #32,809 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 60
- born since 1944
- 1940s
- peak decade
60 girls have been named Cherolyn since 1944, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Cherolyn recorded 60 times among girls since 1944, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 1979.
- #32,809 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 60 born since 1944
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cherolyn ranks #32,809 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 60 born since 1944, peaking in the 1940s.
- #32,809 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 60
- born since 1944
- 1940s
- peak decade
Cherolyn's 60 recorded births place it above 54.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cherolyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cherolyn's SSA record in two at 1961 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1947, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1949 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cherolyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–1979
- Peak year (1949)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Cherolyn by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (19 births, 32% of the file).
1940s was Cherolyn's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Cherolyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
19 births
- 1950s
1950s
12 births
- 1960s
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 19 births (32% of all-time use).
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- Cherolyn's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (19 total births) through the 1970s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Cherolyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1949)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1944–1979 (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 Cherolyn 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.