Girls' name · since 1960
Cherrell
Since 1960, U.S. Social Security records show 433 babies named Cherrell, peaking in 1986. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,882 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 433
- born since 1960
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cherrell is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 433 have been recorded since 1960.
Cherrell has 433 recorded births among girls since 1960, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2003.
- #12,882 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 433 born since 1960
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cherrell ranks #12,882 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 433 born since 1960, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,882 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 433
- born since 1960
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cherrell's 433 recorded births place it above 82.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Cherrell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cherrell's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 73% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 27%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1986 peak of 50, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cherrell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2003
- Peak year (1986)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Cherrell by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (222 births, 51% of the file).
1980s was Cherrell's strongest decade.
222 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Cherrell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 60
1970s
60 births
- 1980s
1980s
222 births
- 1990s
1990s
116 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 222 births (51% of all-time use).
Cherrell by state
Where Cherrell concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 2.8% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 1.2% |
12 of 433 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Cherrell's data
- Cherrell's decade-level peak was the 1980s (222 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cherrells (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cherrell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1960–2003 (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 Cherrell 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.