Recorded 1945–1971 Girls' name Peak 1957 153 births

Cheryal — girls' name

153 babies named Cheryal in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s271950s901960s311970s5

The verdict

153 girls have been named Cheryal since 1945, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1971.

153
total births
1945–1971
years on record
1950s
peak decade
59%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Cheryal was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

16 babies were named Cheryal in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cheryal

The Social Security Administration has registered 153 babies named Cheryal between 1945 and 1971, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cheryal currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cheryal performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Cheryal shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cheryal in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cheryal 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 153 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.

Cheryal at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

153

Since 1945

27 years of records

Peak year

1957

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1945

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1971

Cheryal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1945

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1957)
16
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
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Cheryal by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
90 births that decade — 59% of Cheryal's all-time total
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Cheryal by state

Where Cheryal concentrates geographically — total births since 1945

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cheryal
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.3%
California share of Cheryal's total US births 3.3%

5 of 153 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cheryal?
153 babies have been named Cheryal since 1945. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1957 with 16 births.
When was Cheryal most popular?
Cheryal was most popular in the 1950s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
Where is Cheryal most popular?
The top states for the name Cheryal are California (5 births).
How long has the name Cheryal been used?
Cheryal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 27 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Cheryal?
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.

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, 1945–1971 (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.