Girls' name · since 1925
Cheryle
Since 1925, U.S. Social Security records show 5,476 babies named Cheryle, peaking in 1947. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,425 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,476
- born since 1925
- 1950s
- peak decade
5,476 girls have been named Cheryle since 1925, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Cheryle has 5,476 recorded births among girls since 1925, 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 1925 to 1997.
- #2,425 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 5,476 born since 1925
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cheryle ranks #2,425 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5,476 born since 1925, peaking in the 1950s.
- #2,425 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,476
- born since 1925
- 1950s
- peak decade
Cheryle's 5,476 recorded births place it above 96.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Cheryle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cheryle splits its recorded history at 1963: 21% of all births land in the more recent half, 79% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1925 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1947 peak of 278 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cheryle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1997
- Peak year (1947)
- 278
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Cheryle by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (2,194 births, 40% of the file).
1950s was Cheryle's strongest decade.
2,194 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Cheryle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 34
1930s
34 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,519 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,194 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,286 births
- 1970s 329
1970s
329 births
- 1980s 93
1980s
93 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 2,194 births (40% of all-time use).
How Cheryle 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 Cheryle's total volume
Cheryle by state
Where Cheryle concentrates geographically, total births since 1925
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 659 | 12.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 330 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 288 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Texas | | 235 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 234 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 224 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 221 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 197 | 3.6% |
659 of 5,476 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Cheryle appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cheryle's data
- Cheryle's decade-level peak was the 1950s (2,194 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cheryles (659 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 Cheryle: 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 (~72 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, 1925–1997 (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 Cheryle 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.