Recorded 1931–1967 Girls' name Peak 1942 173 births

Cherrill — girls' name

173 babies named Cherrill in U.S. Social Security records since 1931, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s631940s811950s191960s10
1940s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Cherrill was born in this single decade.

1942
Single peak year

19 babies were named Cherrill in 1942 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cherrill

The Social Security Administration has registered 173 babies named Cherrill between 1931 and 1967, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cherrill currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1967. The name reached its historical peak in 1942, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cherrill performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 81 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Cherrill shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cherrill 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 173 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.

Cherrill at a glance

Last recorded 1967

Total births

173

Since 1931

37 years of records

Peak year

1942

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1967

Active since

1931

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1967

Cherrill popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1931

Last recorded 1967
Peak year (1942)
19
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
05101520 19671958194819441941193819351931 9

Cherrill by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
81 births that decade — 47% of Cherrill's all-time total
1930s631940s811950s191960s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cherrill?
173 babies have been named Cherrill since 1931. It was last recorded in 1967. The peak year was 1942 with 19 births.
When was Cherrill most popular?
Cherrill was most popular in the 1940s decade with 81 total births. The single peak year was 1942.
How long has the name Cherrill been used?
Cherrill has been recorded in Social Security data since 1931, spanning 37 years of data through 1967.
What names are similar to Cherrill?
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, 1931–1967 (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.