Recorded 1948–1989 Girls' name Peak 1979 209 births

Cherylynn — girls' name

209 babies named Cherylynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s71950s281960s731970s521980s49
1960s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Cherylynn was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

12 babies were named Cherylynn in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cherylynn

The Social Security Administration has registered 209 babies named Cherylynn between 1948 and 1989, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cherylynn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cherylynn performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 73 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Cherylynn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cherylynn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 209 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cherylynn at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

209

Since 1948

42 years of records

Peak year

1979

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1948

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 1989

Cherylynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1948

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1979)
12
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
468101214 198919821978197219681964196019501948 7

Cherylynn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
73 births that decade — 35% of Cherylynn's all-time total
1940s71950s281960s731970s521980s49

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cherylynn?
209 babies have been named Cherylynn since 1948. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1979 with 12 births.
When was Cherylynn most popular?
Cherylynn was most popular in the 1960s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Cherylynn been used?
Cherylynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 42 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Cherylynn?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1948–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.