Girls' name · since 1945
Cheryn
Cheryn has 193 recorded births since 1945 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1948 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,168 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 193
- born since 1945
- 1950s
- peak decade
193 girls have been named Cheryn since 1945, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Cheryn recorded 193 times among girls since 1945, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 1975.
- #20,168 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 193 born since 1945
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cheryn ranks #20,168 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 193 born since 1945, peaking in the 1950s.
- #20,168 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 193
- born since 1945
- 1950s
- peak decade
Cheryn's 193 recorded births place it above 72.05% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cheryn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cheryn's full recorded timeline at 1957, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1954, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1948 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cheryn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–1975
- Peak year (1948)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Cheryn by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (70 births, 36% of the file).
1950s was Cheryn's strongest decade.
70 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Cheryn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
63 births
- 1950s
1950s
70 births
- 1960s 23
1960s
23 births
- 1970s
1970s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 70 births (36% of all-time use).
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- Cheryn's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (70 total births) through the 1970s (37) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cheryn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1948)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1945–1975 (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 Cheryn 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.