Recorded 1974–2004 Girls' name Peak 1986 848 births

Cherrelle — girls' name

848 babies named Cherrelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s5801990s2582000s5
1980s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Cherrelle was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

188 babies were named Cherrelle in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cherrelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 848 babies named Cherrelle between 1974 and 2004, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cherrelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 188 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cherrelle performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 580 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Cherrelle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 58 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Cherrelle in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cherrelle 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 848 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.

Cherrelle at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

848

Since 1974

31 years of records

Peak year

1986

188 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1974

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2004

Cherrelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1974

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1986)
188
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
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Cherrelle by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
580 births that decade — 68% of Cherrelle's all-time total
1970s51980s5801990s2582000s5

Cherrelle by state

Where Cherrelle concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Cherrelle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
58 6.8%
#2 Texas
42 5.0%
#3 Florida
33 3.9%
#4 North Carolina
32 3.8%
#5 Ohio
32 3.8%
#6 Georgia
30 3.5%
#7 Pennsylvania
30 3.5%
#8 Louisiana
26 3.1%
California share of Cherrelle's total US births 6.8%
Even split

58 of 848 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Cherrelle appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cherrelle?
848 babies have been named Cherrelle since 1974. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1986 with 188 births.
When was Cherrelle most popular?
Cherrelle was most popular in the 1980s decade with 580 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Cherrelle most popular?
The top states for the name Cherrelle are California (58 births), Texas (42 births), Florida (33 births).
How long has the name Cherrelle been used?
Cherrelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 31 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Cherrelle?
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, 1974–2004 (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.