Total births
129
Girls' name · since 1944
Cherylee
129 babies named Cherylee in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 129
- total births
- 1944–1985
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 43%
- born in that decade
Cherylee is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 129 have been recorded since 1944.
Cherylee has 129 recorded births among girls since 1944, 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 1944 to 1985.
- 129 total births
- 1944–1985 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 43% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
129 girls have been named Cherylee since 1944, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1985.
- 129
- total births
- 1944–1985
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 43%
- born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade
43% of everyone ever named Cherylee was born in this single decade.
1954
Single peak year
13 babies were named Cherylee in 1954 - its busiest year on record.
Cherylee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cherylee's SSA record in two at 1957 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1944, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1954 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cherylee at a glance
Last recorded 1985Peak year
1954
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1944
Cherylee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–1985
- Peak year (1954)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Cherylee by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Cherylee's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Cherylee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
43 births
- 1950s
1950s
55 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 55 births (43% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Cherylee? ▼
Since 1944, Social Security records show 129 babies named Cherylee. The most recent recorded year was 1985. Its busiest year on record was 1954, with 13 births.
When was Cherylee most popular? ▼
Cherylee was most popular in the 1950s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
How long has the name Cherylee been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Cherylee since 1944 -- 42 years through the most recent 1985 data.
What names are similar to Cherylee? ▼
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.
What to do with Cherylee's data
- Cherylee's decade-level peak was the 1950s (55 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Cherylee
Nearby Names Like Cherylee
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Cherylee
Cheryl Girl
#3977 439,539 births
Chelsea Girl
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Cheyenne Girl
#870 70,732 births
Cheri Girl
#10373 36,068 births
Chelsey Girl
#5482 31,498 births
Compare Cherylee side by side: Cherylee vs Cheryl Cherylee vs Chelsea Cherylee vs Cheyenne
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1944–1985 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Cherylee: Baby Name Since 1944 - 129 Births, Peak 1954." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/cherylee. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Cherylee 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 June 2026.