Cheri

Where Cheri comes from

A variant of Sherry or coined from French chéri, chérie (“darling”), not used as a given name in France.
— Wiktionary's entry for Cheri
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1925
    First appearance
    #4,028 among girls, 7 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1961
    Cheri Bustos born
    American lobbyist, politician, & businessperson
  3. 1962
    Cheri Oteri born
    American comic actress
  4. 1967
    Peak, #225
    1,305 babies named Cheri — more than any year before or since.
  5. 1976
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #362.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name originating as a coinage.
Namesakes
  • Cheri Oteri · American comic actress, born 1962
  • Cheri Bustos · American lobbyist, politician, & businessperson, born 1961
  • Cheri Beasley · American judge, Senate candidate, born 1966
  • Cheri Honkala · American activist, born 1963
  • Cheri Blauwet · American wheelchair racer, born 1980

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.