Cheri

#13,208 for girls in 2025, 6 births · Last seen for boys in 1965 at #3,537
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1967 · 1,305 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
36,068
since 1925

Cheri over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Cheri has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201950peak #225, 1967girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2025#13,2086—
2024#10,2719—
2023#12,1977—
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2021#13,4646—
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2019#12,4487—
2018#12,4647—
2017#9,94310—
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2015#8,44713—
2014#8,96612—
2013#11,0009—
2012#9,71111—
2011#10,37410—
2010#9,23112—
2009#8,45414—
2008#8,52914—
2007#6,81219—
2006#7,86815—
2005#7,13816—
2004#7,39115—
2003#7,20715—
2002#6,69816—
2001#6,06718—
2000#4,18529—
1999#3,50935—
1998#3,57333—
1997#3,62631—
1996#3,02839—
1995#2,55249—
1994#2,29557—
1993#1,84178—
1992#1,537101—
1991#1,358120—
1990#1,219138—
1989#960181—
1988#880200—
1987#791222—
1986#624297—
1985#638292—
1984#557335—
1983#579309—
1982#540359—
1981#506395—
1980#476444—
1979#450454—
1978#411496—
1977#410499—
1976#362580—
1975#310733—
1974#297807—
1973#266936—
1972#265995—
1971#2651,084—
1970#2601,179—
1969#2551,148—
1968#2351,232—
1967#2251,305—
1966#2571,078—
1965#304876#3,5376
1964#2891,003—
1963#2571,167—
1962#2291,397—
1961#2391,314#3,6526
1960#2271,410—
1959#2371,336—
1958#2491,203—
1957#2571,112—
1956#2621,047—
1955#282933—
1954#299810—
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1952#308686—
1951#326596—
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1934#3,1598—
1933#2,68810—
1932#2,36513—
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First appearance
1925

The first year at least five girls were named Cheri! It came in at #4,028, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1926–1927, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Cheri is popular in 1950

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Cheri, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Cheri, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Cheri, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Cheri, so not publishedNHWashington: #158 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 853 girlsWAIdaho: #218 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,215 girlsIDMontana: #196 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,182 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Cheri, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #242 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,211 girlsMNIllinois: #251 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 2,289 girlsILWisconsin: #282 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,350 girlsWIMichigan: #207 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,877 girlsMINew York: #856 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 20,403 girlsNYMassachusetts: #352 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,306 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Cheri, so not publishedRIOregon: #163 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 839 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Cheri, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Cheri, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #216 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,444 girlsSDIowa: #174 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,204 girlsIAIndiana: #197 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,444 girlsINOhio: #338 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 3,870 girlsOHPennsylvania: #477 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 7,865 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Cheri, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Cheri, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #216 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 1,419 girlsCAUtah: #193 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 947 girlsUTColorado: #232 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,453 girlsCONebraska: #196 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,472 girlsNEMissouri: #219 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,789 girlsMOKentucky: #408 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,793 girlsKYWest Virginia: #330 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,273 girlsWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Cheri, so not publishedVAMaryland: #380 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,561 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Cheri, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Cheri, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Cheri, so not publishedNMKansas: #174 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,055 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Cheri, so not publishedARTennessee: #348 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,336 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Cheri, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Cheri, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Cheri, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #244 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,804 girlsOKLouisiana: #403 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,400 girlsLAMississippi: #490 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,667 girlsMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Cheri, so not publishedALGeorgia: #564 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,371 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Cheri, so not publishedHITexas: #486 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 4,350 girlsTXFlorida: #398 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,536 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Washington#158 · 1 in 853
  2. Oregon#163 · 1 in 839
  3. Kansas#174 · 1 in 1,055
  4. Iowa#174 · 1 in 1,204
  5. Utah#193 · 1 in 947

Best ever in a state: #61 in Nevada, 1962.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Washington#158291 in 853
Oregon#163181 in 839
Iowa#174231 in 1,204
Kansas#174171 in 1,055
Utah#19391 in 947
Montana#19651 in 1,182
Nebraska#19691 in 1,472
Indiana#197291 in 1,444
Michigan#207391 in 1,877
California#216801 in 1,419
South Dakota#21651 in 1,444
Idaho#21851 in 1,215
Missouri#219221 in 1,789
Colorado#232101 in 1,453
Minnesota#242151 in 2,211
Oklahoma#244121 in 1,804
Illinois#251381 in 2,289
Wisconsin#282111 in 3,350
West Virginia#33071 in 3,273
Ohio#338221 in 3,870
Tennessee#348111 in 3,336
Massachusetts#35271 in 6,306
Maryland#38051 in 4,561
Florida#39881 in 3,536
Louisiana#403101 in 3,400
Kentucky#40871 in 4,793
Pennsylvania#477131 in 7,865
Texas#486221 in 4,350
Mississippi#49051 in 5,667
Georgia#56451 in 8,371
New York#85671 in 20,403
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Cheri
Momentum · girls
Brand new
  • 2,937 spots since 2024 (#10,271 → #13,208)
  • 4,761 spots since 2015 (#8,447 → #13,208)
  • Biggest jump: 232 spots in 1941 (#1,218 → #986)
  • Biggest drop: 259 spots in 1990 (#960 → #1,219)
Rise & fade · girls
42 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1925
  • Peaked 1967 at #225 (1,305 births)
  • Births halved by 1976, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 49 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 49 yrs · run 1941–1989
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,265
  • Highest: 1 in 1,265 girls born in 1967 were named Cheri (0.08%)
  • Latest: 1 in 267,878 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 33.1% of all girls named Cheri (11,930) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1920s21#3,164 (1928)#3,921
1930s181#1,345 (1936)#2,080
1940s3,081#287 (1947)#604
1950s9,087#237 (1959)#284
1960s11,930#225 (1967)#252
1970s7,763#260 (1970)#330
1980s3,034#476 (1980)#655
1990s681#1,219 (1990)#2,454
2000s171#4,185 (2000)#7,035
2010s91#8,447 (2015)#10,287
2020s28#10,271 (2024)#12,285

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Cheri in 1950

girls
#330
544 births · 1 in 3,149 girls

Top girls' names in 1950

  1. #1Linda80,433
  2. #2Mary65,481
  3. #3Patricia47,944
  4. #4Barbara41,556
  5. #5Susan38,017
  6. #6Nancy29,617
  7. #7Deborah29,063
  8. #8Sandra28,896
  9. #9Carol26,163
  10. #10Kathleen25,706
  11. #330Cheri544
More about 1950

girls

1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 3,149 of them was named Cheri, which outranked 94.6% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cheri
  1. #327Noreen548
  2. #328Flora546
  3. #329Gretchen545
  4. #330Cheri544
  5. #330Erma544
  6. #332Eunice543
  7. #333Olga538
  8. #334Margarita535

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,242Mindy#2,013 → #771
  2. ↑ 649Geralyn#1,627 → #978
  3. ↑ 636Kyle#1,512 → #876
  4. ↑ 416Debrah#1,109 → #693
  5. ↑ 405Debbra#1,353 → #948
Fallers
  1. ↓ 241Luana#823 → #1,064
  2. ↓ 231Christene#930 → #1,161
  3. ↓ 216Pearline#785 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 210Ingrid#518 → #728
  5. ↓ 201Dayle#982 → #1,183

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1950 →