Girls' name · since 1971
Cherrish
588 babies named Cherrish in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,682 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 588
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
588 girls have been named Cherrish since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cherrish has been recorded 588 times among girls since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2024.
- #10,682 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 588 born since 1971
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cherrish ranks #10,682 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 588 born since 1971, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,682 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 588
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cherrish's 588 recorded births place it above 85.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Cherrish's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cherrish splits its recorded history at 2001: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cherrish popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2024
- Peak year (2006)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Cherrish by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (165 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Cherrish's strongest decade.
165 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Cherrish births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s
1980s
84 births
- 1990s
1990s
125 births
- 2000s
2000s
165 births
- 2010s
2010s
152 births
- 2020s 34
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 165 births (28% of all-time use).
How Cherrish 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 Cherrish's total volume
Cherrish by state
Where Cherrish concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 2.7% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.9% |
16 of 588 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Cherrish's data
- Cherrish's decade-level peak was the 2000s (165 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cherrishs (16 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Cherrish: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1971–2024 (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 Cherrish 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.