Girls' name · since 1940
Cherri
4,146 babies named Cherri in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,915 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,146
- born since 1940
- 1960s
- peak decade
4,146 girls have been named Cherri since 1940, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Cherri has 4,146 recorded births among girls since 1940, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 2014.
- #2,915 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 4,146 born since 1940
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cherri ranks #2,915 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 4,146 born since 1940, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,915 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,146
- born since 1940
- 1960s
- peak decade
Cherri's 4,146 recorded births place it above 95.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Cherri's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cherri splits its recorded history at 1973: 24% of all births land in the more recent half, 76% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1940 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1961 peak of 197 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cherri popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–2014
- Peak year (1961)
- 197
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Cherri by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (1,412 births, 34% of the file).
1960s was Cherri's strongest decade.
1,412 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Cherri births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 321
1940s
321 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,126 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,412 births
- 1970s
1970s
784 births
- 1980s 347
1980s
347 births
- 1990s 116
1990s
116 births
- 2000s 28
2000s
28 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 1,412 births (34% of all-time use).
How Cherri compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Cherri's total volume
Cherri by state
Where Cherri concentrates geographically, total births since 1940
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 341 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 258 | 6.2% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 147 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 143 | 3.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 116 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 75 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 68 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 56 | 1.4% |
341 of 4,146 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Cherri appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cherri's data
- Cherri's decade-level peak was the 1960s (1,412 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cherris (341 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cherri: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~74 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, 1940–2014 (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 Cherri 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.