Girls' name · since 1945
Chery
Chery has 567 recorded births since 1945 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1957 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,936 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 567
- born since 1945
- 1950s
- peak decade
Chery sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 567 recorded since 1945.
Social Security Administration records show Chery recorded 567 times among girls since 1945, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 1990.
- #10,936 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 567 born since 1945
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chery ranks #10,936 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 567 born since 1945, peaking in the 1950s.
- #10,936 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 567
- born since 1945
- 1950s
- peak decade
Chery's 567 recorded births place it above 84.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Chery's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chery splits its recorded history at 1964: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1957 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chery popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–1990
- Peak year (1957)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Chery by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (198 births, 35% of the file).
1950s was Chery's strongest decade.
198 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Chery births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 48
1940s
48 births
- 1950s
1950s
198 births
- 1960s
1960s
197 births
- 1970s
1970s
96 births
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 198 births (35% of all-time use).
How Chery 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 Chery's total volume
Chery by state
Where Chery concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.9% |
5 of 567 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Chery's data
- Chery's decade-level peak was the 1950s (198 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cherys (5 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chery: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1945–1990 (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 Chery 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.