Girls' name · since 1931
Cherrill
Since 1931, U.S. Social Security records show 173 babies named Cherrill, peaking in 1942. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,312 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 173
- born since 1931
- 1940s
- peak decade
173 girls have been named Cherrill since 1931, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Cherrill recorded 173 times among girls since 1931, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1931 to 1967.
- #21,312 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 173 born since 1931
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cherrill ranks #21,312 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 173 born since 1931, peaking in the 1940s.
- #21,312 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 173
- born since 1931
- 1940s
- peak decade
Cherrill's 173 recorded births place it above 70.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cherrill's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cherrill's SSA record in two at 1943 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1948, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1942 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cherrill popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–1967
- Peak year (1942)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Cherrill by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (81 births, 47% of the file).
1940s was Cherrill's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Cherrill births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
63 births
- 1940s
1940s
81 births
- 1950s 19
1950s
19 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 81 births (47% of all-time use).
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What to do with Cherrill's data
- Cherrill's decade-level peak was the 1940s (81 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cherrill: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1942)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1931–1967 (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 Cherrill 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.