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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201979peak #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 1979

  • 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: #390 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,532 girlsWAIdaho: #216 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 987 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Cheri, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #191 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 924 girlsNDMinnesota: #288 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,137 girlsMNIllinois: #647 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 5,335 girlsILWisconsin: #324 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,549 girlsWIMichigan: #498 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,256 girlsMINew York: #722 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 5,819 girlsNYMassachusetts: #362 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,786 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Cheri, so not publishedRIOregon: #309 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,678 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Cheri, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Cheri, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Cheri, so not publishedSDIowa: #389 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,283 girlsIAIndiana: #322 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,265 girlsINOhio: #344 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 2,670 girlsOHPennsylvania: #491 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 4,276 girlsPANew Jersey: #654 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,313 girlsNJConnecticut: #385 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,941 girlsCTCalifornia: #454 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 2,768 girlsCAUtah: #242 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,339 girlsUTColorado: #354 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,073 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Cheri, so not publishedNEMissouri: #339 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,484 girlsMOKentucky: #390 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,061 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Cheri, so not publishedWVVirginia: #649 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,837 girlsVAMaryland: #398 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,782 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: #405 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,875 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Cheri, so not publishedARTennessee: #505 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,069 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #508 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,107 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Cheri, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #233 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 926 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Cheri, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #394 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,251 girlsLAMississippi: #437 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,598 girlsMSAlabama: #526 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,819 girlsALGeorgia: #615 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,802 girlsGAHawaii: #279 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 952 girlsHITexas: #500 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 3,472 girlsTXFlorida: #353 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,232 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Dakota#191 · 1 in 924
  2. Idaho#216 · 1 in 987
  3. District of Columbia#233 · 1 in 926
  4. Utah#242 · 1 in 1,339
  5. Hawaii#279 · 1 in 952

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#19151 in 924
Idaho#21671 in 987
District of Columbia#23361 in 926
Utah#242121 in 1,339
Hawaii#27951 in 952
Minnesota#288131 in 2,137
Oregon#309101 in 1,678
Indiana#322161 in 2,265
Wisconsin#324121 in 2,549
Missouri#339131 in 2,484
Ohio#344271 in 2,670
Florida#353211 in 2,232
Colorado#35491 in 2,073
Massachusetts#362111 in 2,786
Connecticut#38551 in 2,941
Iowa#38961 in 3,283
Kentucky#39081 in 3,061
Washington#390101 in 2,532
Louisiana#394131 in 2,251
Maryland#39871 in 2,782
Kansas#40551 in 2,875
Mississippi#43761 in 2,598
California#454591 in 2,768
Pennsylvania#491161 in 4,276
Michigan#498141 in 4,256
Texas#500321 in 3,472
Tennessee#50571 in 4,069
North Carolina#50881 in 4,107
Alabama#52661 in 3,819
Georgia#61571 in 4,802
Illinois#647141 in 5,335
Virginia#64951 in 5,837
New Jersey#65471 in 5,313
New York#722171 in 5,819
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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 1979

girls
#450
454 births · 1 in 3,536 girls

Top girls' names in 1979

  1. #1Jennifer56,712
  2. #2Melissa34,050
  3. #3Amanda31,924
  4. #4Jessica27,780
  5. #5Amy21,609
  6. #6Sarah21,015
  7. #7Heather20,834
  8. #8Angela20,256
  9. #9Nicole19,510
  10. #10Michelle19,266
  11. #450Cheri454
More about 1979

girls

1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 3,536 of them was named Cheri, which outranked 96.2% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cheri
  1. #447Lashonda457
  2. #447Noelle457
  3. #449Vivian456
  4. #450Cheri454
  5. #450Chrissy454
  6. #452Misti452
  7. #453Lena451
  8. #454Liza448

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

Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,593Breanne#2,125 → #532
  2. ↑ 1,527Loni#2,516 → #989
  3. ↑ 1,287Renata#2,012 → #725
  4. ↑ 985Ashanti#1,862 → #877
  5. ↑ 896Nicolette#1,581 → #685
Fallers
  1. ↓ 392Christel#762 → #1,154
  2. ↓ 312Kenisha#557 → #869
  3. ↓ 297Ariane#887 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 285Imelda#947 → #1,232
  5. ↓ 252Farrah#539 → #791

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

See the top 100 for 1979 →