Girls' name · since 1945
Cheryal
Cheryal has 153 recorded births since 1945 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1957 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,555 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 153
- born since 1945
- 1950s
- peak decade
Cheryal is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 153 have been recorded since 1945.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cheryal has been recorded 153 times among girls since 1945, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 1971.
- #22,555 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 153 born since 1945
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cheryal ranks #22,555 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 153 born since 1945, peaking in the 1950s.
- #22,555 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 153
- born since 1945
- 1950s
- peak decade
Cheryal's 153 recorded births place it above 68.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Cheryal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cheryal splits its recorded history at 1955: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1946 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1957 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cheryal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–1971
- Peak year (1957)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Cheryal by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (90 births, 59% of the file).
1950s was Cheryal's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Cheryal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 27
1940s
27 births
- 1950s
1950s
90 births
- 1960s 31
1960s
31 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 90 births (59% of all-time use).
Cheryal by state
Where Cheryal concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.3% |
5 of 153 births nationwide.
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What to do with Cheryal's data
- Cheryal's decade-level peak was the 1950s (90 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cheryals (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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Two nationwide peer axes for Cheryal: 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 (~26 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, 1945–1971 (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 Cheryal 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.