Girls' name · since 1944
Cheryln
Since 1944, U.S. Social Security records show 226 babies named Cheryln, peaking in 1957. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,556 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 226
- born since 1944
- 1950s
- peak decade
226 girls have been named Cheryln since 1944, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cheryln has been recorded 226 times among girls since 1944, 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 1944 to 1978.
- #18,556 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 226 born since 1944
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cheryln ranks #18,556 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 226 born since 1944, peaking in the 1950s.
- #18,556 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 226
- born since 1944
- 1950s
- peak decade
Cheryln's 226 recorded births place it above 74.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cheryln's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cheryln splits its recorded history at 1958: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1954 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1957 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cheryln popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–1978
- Peak year (1957)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Cheryln by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (92 births, 41% of the file).
1950s was Cheryln's strongest decade.
92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Cheryln births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
51 births
- 1950s
1950s
92 births
- 1960s
1960s
61 births
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 92 births (41% of all-time use).
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- Cheryln's decade-level peak was the 1950s (92 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Cheryln: 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 (~34 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, 1944–1978 (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 Cheryln 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.