Girls' name · since 1948
Cherylynn
Cherylynn has 209 recorded births since 1948 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,357 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 209
- born since 1948
- 1960s
- peak decade
209 girls have been named Cherylynn since 1948, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Cherylynn recorded 209 times among girls since 1948, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 1989.
- #19,357 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 209 born since 1948
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cherylynn ranks #19,357 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 209 born since 1948, peaking in the 1960s.
- #19,357 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 209
- born since 1948
- 1960s
- peak decade
Cherylynn's 209 recorded births place it above 73.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cherylynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cherylynn's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1963, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cherylynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1989
- Peak year (1979)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Cherylynn by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (73 births, 35% of the file).
1960s was Cherylynn's strongest decade.
73 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Cherylynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1950s 28
1950s
28 births
- 1960s
1960s
73 births
- 1970s
1970s
52 births
- 1980s
1980s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 73 births (35% of all-time use).
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- Cherylynn's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (73 total births) through the 1980s (49) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cherylynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1948–1989 (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 Cherylynn 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.