Recorded 1945–1975 Girls' name Peak 1948 193 births

Cheryn — girls' name

193 babies named Cheryn in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s631950s701960s231970s37
1950s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Cheryn was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

16 babies were named Cheryn in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cheryn

The Social Security Administration has registered 193 babies named Cheryn between 1945 and 1975, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cheryn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1975. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cheryn performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Cheryn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cheryn 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 193 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.

Cheryn at a glance

Last recorded 1975

Total births

193

Since 1945

31 years of records

Peak year

1948

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1975

Active since

1945

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1975

Cheryn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1945

Last recorded 1975
Peak year (1948)
16
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
05101520 197519711963195919561953195019471945 12

Cheryn by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
70 births that decade — 36% of Cheryn's all-time total
1940s631950s701960s231970s37

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cheryn?
193 babies have been named Cheryn since 1945. It was last recorded in 1975. The peak year was 1948 with 16 births.
When was Cheryn most popular?
Cheryn was most popular in the 1950s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
How long has the name Cheryn been used?
Cheryn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 31 years of data through 1975.
What names are similar to Cheryn?
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.

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, 1945–1975 (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.