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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201967peak #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—
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1952#308686—
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1934#3,1598—
1933#2,68810—
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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 1967

  • 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: #129 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 527 girlsWAIdaho: #160 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 609 girlsIDMontana: #95 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 307 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #153 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 616 girlsNDMinnesota: #162 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 828 girlsMNIllinois: #222 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 1,221 girlsILWisconsin: #157 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 902 girlsWIMichigan: #179 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 925 girlsMINew York: #349 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 2,364 girlsNYMassachusetts: #203 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,282 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Cheri, so not publishedRIOregon: #150 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 673 girlsORNevada: #128 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 446 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Cheri, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #155 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 616 girlsSDIowa: #171 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 860 girlsIAIndiana: #217 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,198 girlsINOhio: #198 for girls · 75 births · 1 in 1,103 girlsOHPennsylvania: #281 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,941 girlsPANew Jersey: #329 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,363 girlsNJConnecticut: #321 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,317 girlsCTCalifornia: #168 for girls · 183 births · 1 in 836 girlsCAUtah: #135 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 526 girlsUTColorado: #108 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 435 girlsCONebraska: #145 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 622 girlsNEMissouri: #201 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,047 girlsMOKentucky: #158 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 794 girlsKYWest Virginia: #229 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,370 girlsWVVirginia: #262 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,594 girlsVAMaryland: #279 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,842 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Cheri, so not publishedDEArizona: #223 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 979 girlsAZNew Mexico: #267 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,155 girlsNMKansas: #152 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 712 girlsKSArkansas: #265 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,495 girlsARTennessee: #252 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,574 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #241 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,459 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #259 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,577 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #245 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,324 girlsDCOklahoma: #173 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 742 girlsOKLouisiana: #272 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,486 girlsLAMississippi: #367 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,336 girlsMSAlabama: #338 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,228 girlsALGeorgia: #241 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,418 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Cheri, so not publishedHITexas: #252 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 1,277 girlsTXFlorida: #248 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,336 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Montana#95 · 1 in 307
  2. Colorado#108 · 1 in 435
  3. Nevada#128 · 1 in 446
  4. Washington#129 · 1 in 527
  5. Utah#135 · 1 in 526

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#95141 in 307
Colorado#108351 in 435
Nevada#12861 in 446
Washington#129431 in 527
Utah#135171 in 526
Nebraska#145161 in 622
Oregon#150191 in 673
Kansas#152191 in 712
North Dakota#15371 in 616
South Dakota#15571 in 616
Wisconsin#157371 in 902
Kentucky#158311 in 794
Idaho#16071 in 609
Minnesota#162341 in 828
California#1681831 in 836
Iowa#171241 in 860
Oklahoma#173211 in 742
Michigan#179771 in 925
Ohio#198751 in 1,103
Missouri#201321 in 1,047
Massachusetts#203341 in 1,282
Indiana#217341 in 1,198
Illinois#222701 in 1,221
Arizona#223131 in 979
West Virginia#22991 in 1,370
Georgia#241261 in 1,418
North Carolina#241271 in 1,459
District of Columbia#24581 in 1,324
Florida#248311 in 1,336
Tennessee#252191 in 1,574
Texas#252721 in 1,277
South Carolina#259131 in 1,577
Virginia#262211 in 1,594
Arkansas#26591 in 1,495
New Mexico#26771 in 1,155
Louisiana#272211 in 1,486
Maryland#279141 in 1,842
Pennsylvania#281441 in 1,941
Connecticut#32191 in 2,317
New Jersey#329211 in 2,363
Alabama#338121 in 2,228
New York#349591 in 2,364
Mississippi#36781 in 2,336
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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 1967

girls
#225
1,305 births · 1 in 1,265 girls

Top girls' names in 1967

  1. #1Lisa52,437
  2. #2Kimberly33,097
  3. #3Michelle30,827
  4. #4Mary25,316
  5. #5Susan22,262
  6. #6Karen21,537
  7. #7Angela19,555
  8. #8Tammy18,652
  9. #9Melissa18,377
  10. #10Jennifer18,236
  11. #225Cheri1,305
More about 1967

girls

1,651,025 girls got a published name in 1967; 1 in 1,265 of them was named Cheri, which outranked 97.1% of the 7,852 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cheri
  1. #222Marsha1,317
  2. #223Christy1,314
  3. #224Marcia1,308
  4. #225Cheri1,305
  5. #226Kari1,303
  6. #226Teri1,303
  7. #228Lynette1,295
Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,873Anissa#2,519 → #646
  2. ↑ 1,660Buffy#2,453 → #793
  3. ↑ 1,522Nichelle#2,022 → #500
  4. ↑ 893Josette#1,621 → #728
  5. ↑ 862Lissette#1,600 → #738
Fallers
  1. ↓ 792Tatia#668 → #1,460
  2. ↓ 531Inger#929 → #1,460
  3. ↓ 400Sonji#639 → #1,039
  4. ↓ 389Sunday#983 → #1,372
  5. ↓ 325Cinda#944 → #1,269

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

See the top 100 for 1967 →