Recorded 1960–2003 Girls' name Peak 1986 433 births

Cherrell — girls' name

433 babies named Cherrell in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s181970s601980s2221990s1162000s17
1980s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Cherrell was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

50 babies were named Cherrell in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cherrell

The Social Security Administration has registered 433 babies named Cherrell between 1960 and 2003, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cherrell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 50 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cherrell performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 222 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Cherrell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Cherrell in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cherrell 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 433 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.

Cherrell at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

433

Since 1960

44 years of records

Peak year

1986

50 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1960

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2003

Cherrell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1960

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1986)
50
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
0102030405060 200319951991198719821977197219611960 7

Cherrell by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
222 births that decade — 51% of Cherrell's all-time total
1960s181970s601980s2221990s1162000s17

Cherrell by state

Where Cherrell concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Cherrell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
12 2.8%
#2 Georgia
5 1.2%
#3 Texas
5 1.2%
California share of Cherrell's total US births 2.8%
Even split

12 of 433 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cherrell?
433 babies have been named Cherrell since 1960. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1986 with 50 births.
When was Cherrell most popular?
Cherrell was most popular in the 1980s decade with 222 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Cherrell most popular?
The top states for the name Cherrell are California (12 births), Georgia (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Cherrell been used?
Cherrell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 44 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Cherrell?
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.

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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, 1960–2003 (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.