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
- Peak · girls
- 1967 · 1,305 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 36,068since 1925
Cheri over time
Rank among girls' names. Cheri has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #13,208 | 6 | — | |
| 2024 | #10,271 | 9 | — | |
| 2023 | #12,197 | 7 | — | |
| 2022 | — | — | ||
| 2021 | #13,464 | 6 | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | #12,448 | 7 | — | |
| 2018 | #12,464 | 7 | — | |
| 2017 | #9,943 | 10 | — | |
| 2016 | — | — | ||
| 2015 | #8,447 | 13 | — | |
| 2014 | #8,966 | 12 | — | |
| 2013 | #11,000 | 9 | — | |
| 2012 | #9,711 | 11 | — | |
| 2011 | #10,374 | 10 | — | |
| 2010 | #9,231 | 12 | — | |
| 2009 | #8,454 | 14 | — | |
| 2008 | #8,529 | 14 | — | |
| 2007 | #6,812 | 19 | — | |
| 2006 | #7,868 | 15 | — | |
| 2005 | #7,138 | 16 | — | |
| 2004 | #7,391 | 15 | — | |
| 2003 | #7,207 | 15 | — | |
| 2002 | #6,698 | 16 | — | |
| 2001 | #6,067 | 18 | — | |
| 2000 | #4,185 | 29 | — | |
| 1999 | #3,509 | 35 | — | |
| 1998 | #3,573 | 33 | — | |
| 1997 | #3,626 | 31 | — | |
| 1996 | #3,028 | 39 | — | |
| 1995 | #2,552 | 49 | — | |
| 1994 | #2,295 | 57 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,841 | 78 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,537 | 101 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,358 | 120 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,219 | 138 | — | |
| 1989 | #960 | 181 | — | |
| 1988 | #880 | 200 | — | |
| 1987 | #791 | 222 | — | |
| 1986 | #624 | 297 | — | |
| 1985 | #638 | 292 | — | |
| 1984 | #557 | 335 | — | |
| 1983 | #579 | 309 | — | |
| 1982 | #540 | 359 | — | |
| 1981 | #506 | 395 | — | |
| 1980 | #476 | 444 | — | |
| 1979 | #450 | 454 | — | |
| 1978 | #411 | 496 | — | |
| 1977 | #410 | 499 | — | |
| 1976 | #362 | 580 | — | |
| 1975 | #310 | 733 | — | |
| 1974 | #297 | 807 | — | |
| 1973 | #266 | 936 | — | |
| 1972 | #265 | 995 | — | |
| 1971 | #265 | 1,084 | — | |
| 1970 | #260 | 1,179 | — | |
| 1969 | #255 | 1,148 | — | |
| 1968 | #235 | 1,232 | — | |
| 1967 | #225 | 1,305 | — | |
| 1966 | #257 | 1,078 | — | |
| 1965 | #304 | 876 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1964 | #289 | 1,003 | — | |
| 1963 | #257 | 1,167 | — | |
| 1962 | #229 | 1,397 | — | |
| 1961 | #239 | 1,314 | #3,652 | 6 |
| 1960 | #227 | 1,410 | — | |
| 1959 | #237 | 1,336 | — | |
| 1958 | #249 | 1,203 | — | |
| 1957 | #257 | 1,112 | — | |
| 1956 | #262 | 1,047 | — | |
| 1955 | #282 | 933 | — | |
| 1954 | #299 | 810 | — | |
| 1953 | #291 | 820 | — | |
| 1952 | #308 | 686 | — | |
| 1951 | #326 | 596 | — | |
| 1950 | #330 | 544 | — | |
| 1949 | #340 | 516 | — | |
| 1948 | #333 | 546 | — | |
| 1947 | #287 | 731 | — | |
| 1946 | #304 | 591 | — | |
| 1945 | #491 | 219 | — | |
| 1944 | #531 | 187 | — | |
| 1943 | #710 | 117 | — | |
| 1942 | #835 | 83 | — | |
| 1941 | #986 | 55 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,218 | 36 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,424 | 27 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,596 | 23 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,539 | 24 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,345 | 29 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,606 | 22 | — | |
| 1934 | #3,159 | 8 | — | |
| 1933 | #2,688 | 10 | — | |
| 1932 | #2,365 | 13 | — | |
| 1931 | #2,972 | 9 | — | |
| 1930 | #2,110 | 16 | — | |
| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 | — | |
| 1928 | #3,164 | 9 | — | |
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| 1925 | #4,028 | 7 | — | |
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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 1961
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Idaho#85 · 1 in 301
- North Dakota#141 · 1 in 543
- Wisconsin#146 · 1 in 713
- Kansas#157 · 1 in 656
- Alaska#160 · 1 in 539
Best ever in a state: #61 in Nevada, 1962.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho | #85 | 21 | 1 in 301 |
| North Dakota | #141 | 12 | 1 in 543 |
| Wisconsin | #146 | 62 | 1 in 713 |
| Kansas | #157 | 31 | 1 in 656 |
| Alaska | #160 | 5 | 1 in 539 |
| Utah | #161 | 16 | 1 in 662 |
| Washington | #166 | 39 | 1 in 713 |
| Nebraska | #173 | 18 | 1 in 822 |
| Kentucky | #183 | 32 | 1 in 997 |
| Montana | #185 | 9 | 1 in 720 |
| West Virginia | #186 | 16 | 1 in 1,051 |
| Minnesota | #188 | 37 | 1 in 1,044 |
| California | #193 | 189 | 1 in 927 |
| Missouri | #194 | 41 | 1 in 1,080 |
| Colorado | #200 | 22 | 1 in 903 |
| Oregon | #206 | 17 | 1 in 916 |
| Florida | #208 | 45 | 1 in 1,113 |
| Indiana | #209 | 43 | 1 in 1,161 |
| Michigan | #213 | 67 | 1 in 1,297 |
| Illinois | #216 | 83 | 1 in 1,285 |
| South Dakota | #222 | 6 | 1 in 1,178 |
| Arizona | #226 | 16 | 1 in 960 |
| Virginia | #231 | 28 | 1 in 1,434 |
| Oklahoma | #233 | 16 | 1 in 1,303 |
| Arkansas | #242 | 13 | 1 in 1,345 |
| Ohio | #246 | 62 | 1 in 1,681 |
| Tennessee | #251 | 21 | 1 in 1,724 |
| Connecticut | #273 | 12 | 1 in 2,047 |
| Louisiana | #274 | 24 | 1 in 1,585 |
| New Mexico | #278 | 9 | 1 in 1,329 |
| Alabama | #282 | 19 | 1 in 1,808 |
| District of Columbia | #288 | 7 | 1 in 1,889 |
| Mississippi | #294 | 14 | 1 in 1,773 |
| Pennsylvania | #303 | 45 | 1 in 2,468 |
| Massachusetts | #311 | 16 | 1 in 3,376 |
| Texas | #313 | 57 | 1 in 1,961 |
| Iowa | #314 | 11 | 1 in 2,574 |
| Georgia | #328 | 20 | 1 in 2,227 |
| Maryland | #328 | 12 | 1 in 2,527 |
| South Carolina | #364 | 10 | 1 in 2,594 |
| New Jersey | #371 | 16 | 1 in 3,670 |
| New York | #391 | 50 | 1 in 3,359 |
| North Carolina | #535 | 8 | 1 in 6,097 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1925
- Peaked 1967 at #225 (1,305 births)
- Births halved by 1976, 9 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 49 yrs · run 1941–1989
- 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%)
- 33.1% of all girls named Cheri (11,930) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 21 | #3,164 (1928) | #3,921 |
| 1930s | 181 | #1,345 (1936) | #2,080 |
| 1940s | 3,081 | #287 (1947) | #604 |
| 1950s | 9,087 | #237 (1959) | #284 |
| 1960s | 11,930 | #225 (1967) | #252 |
| 1970s | 7,763 | #260 (1970) | #330 |
| 1980s | 3,034 | #476 (1980) | #655 |
| 1990s | 681 | #1,219 (1990) | #2,454 |
| 2000s | 171 | #4,185 (2000) | #7,035 |
| 2010s | 91 | #8,447 (2015) | #10,287 |
| 2020s | 28 | #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 1961
Top girls' names in 1961
Top boys' names in 1961
More about 1961
girls
2,018,495 girls got a published name in 1961; 1 in 1,536 of them was named Cheri, which outranked 96.8% of the 7,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,124,195 boys got a published name in 1961; 1 in 354,033 of them was named Cheri, which outranked 21.6% of the 4,657 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #3,356Wymon7
- #3,356Wyndell7
- #3,356Yvette7
- #3,652Cheri6
- #3,652Abundio6
- #3,652Adelaido6
- #3,652Adriano6
- #4,065Abdon5
- #4,065Abron5
- #4,065Agustine5
Tied with 412 names at #3,652; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.