Girls' name · since 1948
Cherrye
Since 1948, U.S. Social Security records show 18 babies named Cherrye, peaking in 1952. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #46,861 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 1948
- 1950s
- peak decade
18 girls have been named Cherrye since 1948, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Cherrye has 18 recorded births among girls since 1948, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1948 to 1961.
- #46,861 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 18 born since 1948
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cherrye ranks #46,861 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 1948, peaking in the 1950s.
- #46,861 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 1948
- 1950s
- peak decade
Cherrye's 18 recorded births place it above 34.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cherrye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cherrye's SSA record in two at 1952 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1961, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1952 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cherrye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1961
- Peak year (1952)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Cherrye by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (7 births, 39% of the file).
1950s was Cherrye's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Cherrye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
6 births
- 1950s
1950s
7 births
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 7 births (39% of all-time use).
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What to do with Cherrye's data
- Cherrye's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 1960s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cherrye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1952)
Similar record span (~13 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, 1948–1961 (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 Cherrye 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.