Recorded 1889–2014 Girls' name Peak 1956 4,319 births

Cherrie — girls' name

4,319 babies named Cherrie in U.S. Social Security records since 1889, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1960s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Cherrie was born in this single decade.

1956
Single peak year

147 babies were named Cherrie in 1956 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cherrie

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,319 babies named Cherrie between 1889 and 2014, spanning 126 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cherrie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 147 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cherrie performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 1,042 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Cherrie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 295 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Cherrie in 25 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cherrie 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 4,319 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.

Cherrie at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

4,319

Since 1889

126 years of records

Peak year

1956

147 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1889

Recorded for 126 years

Last year on file: 2014

Cherrie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1889

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1956)
147
Annual births at peak — across 126 years of records
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Cherrie by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
1,042 births that decade — 24% of Cherrie's all-time total
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Cherrie by state

Where Cherrie concentrates geographically — total births since 1889

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Cherrie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
295 6.8%
#2 Texas
255 5.9%
#3 Michigan
117 2.7%
#4 Ohio
96 2.2%
#5 Georgia
87 2.0%
#6 Louisiana
81 1.9%
#7 Illinois
80 1.9%
#8 New York
56 1.3%
California share of Cherrie's total US births 6.8%
Even split

295 of 4,319 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.

Cherrie appears in 25 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cherrie?
4,319 babies have been named Cherrie since 1889. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1956 with 147 births.
When was Cherrie most popular?
Cherrie was most popular in the 1960s decade with 1,042 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
Where is Cherrie most popular?
The top states for the name Cherrie are California (295 births), Texas (255 births), Michigan (117 births).
How long has the name Cherrie been used?
Cherrie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1889, spanning 126 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Cherrie?
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, 1889–2014 (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.