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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201956peak #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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Yeargirlsboys
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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—
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1936#1,34529—
1935#1,60622—
1934#3,1598—
1933#2,68810—
1932#2,36513—
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1930#2,11016—
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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 1956

  • 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: #100 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 427 girlsWAIdaho: #173 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 697 girlsIDMontana: #189 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 857 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Cheri, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #206 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,483 girlsMNIllinois: #233 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 1,692 girlsILWisconsin: #179 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,235 girlsWIMichigan: #214 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 1,403 girlsMINew York: #442 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 4,707 girlsNYMassachusetts: #380 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,482 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Cheri, so not publishedRIOregon: #111 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 474 girlsORNevada: #108 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 348 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Cheri, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #220 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,244 girlsSDIowa: #170 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 943 girlsIAIndiana: #207 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,443 girlsINOhio: #242 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 1,820 girlsOHPennsylvania: #334 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 3,509 girlsPANew Jersey: #430 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 5,511 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Cheri, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #206 for girls · 142 births · 1 in 1,102 girlsCAUtah: #176 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 811 girlsUTColorado: #201 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 987 girlsCONebraska: #149 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 689 girlsNEMissouri: #171 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,018 girlsMOKentucky: #181 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,082 girlsKYWest Virginia: #254 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,810 girlsWVVirginia: #327 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,952 girlsVAMaryland: #457 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,894 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Cheri, so not publishedDEArizona: #219 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 993 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Cheri, so not publishedNMKansas: #189 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,050 girlsKSArkansas: #303 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,098 girlsARTennessee: #282 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,400 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #550 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,396 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Cheri, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Cheri, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #265 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,858 girlsOKLouisiana: #500 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,922 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Cheri, so not publishedMSAlabama: #581 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,331 girlsALGeorgia: #469 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,190 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Cheri, so not publishedHITexas: #300 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 1,914 girlsTXFlorida: #277 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,869 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Washington#100 · 1 in 427
  2. Nevada#108 · 1 in 348
  3. Oregon#111 · 1 in 474
  4. Nebraska#149 · 1 in 689
  5. Iowa#170 · 1 in 943

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Washington#100671 in 427
Nevada#10861 in 348
Oregon#111341 in 474
Nebraska#149211 in 689
Iowa#170301 in 943
Missouri#171441 in 1,018
Idaho#17391 in 697
Utah#176131 in 811
Wisconsin#179341 in 1,235
Kentucky#181311 in 1,082
Kansas#189211 in 1,050
Montana#18981 in 857
Colorado#201191 in 987
California#2061421 in 1,102
Minnesota#206251 in 1,483
Indiana#207351 in 1,443
Michigan#214671 in 1,403
Arizona#219131 in 993
South Dakota#22061 in 1,244
Illinois#233621 in 1,692
Ohio#242591 in 1,820
West Virginia#254111 in 1,810
Oklahoma#265121 in 1,858
Florida#277231 in 1,869
Tennessee#282161 in 2,400
Texas#300601 in 1,914
Arkansas#30391 in 2,098
Virginia#327141 in 2,952
Pennsylvania#334331 in 3,509
Massachusetts#38081 in 6,482
New Jersey#430101 in 5,511
New York#442351 in 4,707
Maryland#45751 in 5,894
Georgia#46991 in 5,190
Louisiana#50081 in 4,922
North Carolina#55071 in 7,396
Alabama#58151 in 7,331
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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 1956

girls
#262
1,047 births · 1 in 1,918 girls

Top girls' names in 1956

  1. #1Mary61,741
  2. #2Debra48,324
  3. #3Linda48,084
  4. #4Deborah47,834
  5. #5Susan46,558
  6. #6Patricia43,329
  7. #7Karen40,052
  8. #8Cynthia32,339
  9. #9Barbara32,302
  10. #10Donna29,852
  11. #262Cheri1,047
More about 1956

girls

2,007,703 girls got a published name in 1956; 1 in 1,918 of them was named Cheri, which outranked 96.2% of the 6,891 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cheri
  1. #258Lou1,066
  2. #260Maryann1,050
  3. #261Lucille1,048
  4. #262Cheri1,047
  5. #263Eleanor1,044
  6. #264Miriam1,040
  7. #265Alicia1,037
Biggest movers since 1955
Risers
  1. ↑ 993Sheena#1,839 → #846
  2. ↑ 770Glendora#1,733 → #963
  3. ↑ 684Leesa#1,209 → #525
  4. ↑ 543Marisa#1,074 → #531
  5. ↑ 537Dani#1,383 → #846
Fallers
  1. ↓ 513Sheilah#663 → #1,176
  2. ↓ 481Jeryl#768 → #1,249
  3. ↓ 344Jacalyn#496 → #840
  4. ↓ 325Roni#536 → #861
  5. ↓ 314Florine#984 → #1,298

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

See the top 100 for 1956 →