Girls' name · since 1880
Cherry
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 11,580 babies named Cherry, peaking in 1947. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,523 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,580 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,580
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
11,580 babies have been named Cherry since 1880, making it today's #3580 girls' name.
Cherry has 11,580 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3580 as of the latest data, more common than 79% of girls, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,523 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,580 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 11,580 born since 1880
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cherry ranks #1,523 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,580 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 11,580 born since 1880, peaking in the 1950s.
- #1,523 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,580 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,580
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Cherry's 11,580 recorded births place it above 97.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Cherry compares
11,580 Top 9% higher than 91% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cherry's all-time total is 31x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cherry | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,580 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 354 | 21 | 19,840 |
Cherry's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cherry's SSA record in two at 1954 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1881, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1947 peak of 354, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cherry popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1947)
- 354
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Cherry popularity over time - boys
136 total births recorded since 1916 (Cherry as boys' name)
Cherry by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (2,640 births, 23% of the file).
1950s was Cherry's strongest decade.
2,640 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Cherry births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 52
1880s
52 births
- 1890s 108
1890s
108 births
- 1900s 107
1900s
107 births
- 1910s 263
1910s
263 births
- 1920s 565
1920s
565 births
- 1930s 842
1930s
842 births
- 1940s
1940s
2,218 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,640 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,626 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,275 births
- 1980s 730
1980s
730 births
- 1990s 387
1990s
387 births
- 2000s 263
2000s
263 births
- 2010s 333
2010s
333 births
- 2020s 171
2020s
171 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 2,640 births (23% of all-time use).
How Cherry 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 Cherry's total volume
Cherry by state
Where Cherry concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,267 | 10.9% |
| #2 | California | | 724 | 6.3% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 625 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 467 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 435 | 3.8% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 431 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Florida | | 364 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 325 | 2.8% |
1,267 of 11,580 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Cherry appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cherry's data
- Cherry's decade-level peak was the 1950s (2,640 total births); usage has since declined to 171 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Cherrys (1,267 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Cherry: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Cherry 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.