Cherie

#8,362 for girls in 2025, 12 births · Last seen for boys in 1983 at #6,238
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1967 · 958 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
29,969
since 1910

Cherie over time

girls

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

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201972peak #274, 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#8,36212—
2024#6,93216—
2023#9,61610—
2022#10,3839—
2021#7,25015—
2020#8,40612—
2019#6,41418—
2018#6,79217—
2017#9,34111—
2016#8,87512—
2015#6,23620—
2014#8,05314—
2013#7,37216—
2012#6,57619—
2011#6,14821—
2010#5,97722—
2009#4,93129—
2008#4,76131—
2007#6,09322—
2006#8,23714—
2005#6,24519—
2004#4,49230—
2003#4,80426—
2002#3,33441—
2001#3,86433—
2000#3,98331—
1999#2,73750—
1998#2,46156—
1997#2,55650—
1996#2,12564—
1995#2,15562—
1994#1,545100—
1993#1,271134—
1992#1,099163—
1991#1,106162—
1990#868226—
1989#852218—
1988#671287—
1987#597327—
1986#572340—
1985#537370—
1984#537358—
1983#549335#6,2385
1982#513392—
1981#514383—
1980#456467—
1979#441467—
1978#463424—
1977#440465—
1976#411493—
1975#340648#5,4645
1974#335659—
1973#307760—
1972#298823—
1971#310871—
1970#2901,002—
1969#284990—
1968#292892—
1967#274958#3,9665
1966#288871—
1965#313826—
1964#334817#3,6016
1963#309898—
1962#324834—
1961#384627—
1960#374655—
1959#377648—
1958#348690—
1957#328778—
1956#293924#3,9425
1955#341628—
1954#386495—
1953#391477—
1952#386453—
1951#397425—
1950#397412—
1949#396404—
1948#371451—
1947#383433—
1946#391379—
1945#452249—
1944#458245—
1943#531202—
1942#571167—
1941#613132—
1940#72991—
1939#72489—
1938#74786—
1937#78875—
1936#635109—
1935#71588—
1934#78174—
1933#72182—
1932#84667—
1931#79772—
1930#669105—
1929#86168—
1928#85472—
1927#86373—
1926#1,41432—
1925#1,74824—
1924#2,66113—
1923#2,58713—
1922#2,18617—
1921#2,50914—
1920#2,59013—
1919#4,2516—
1918#2,28915—
1917#2,31614—
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First appearance
1910

The first year at least five girls were named Cherie! It came in at #2,398, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1910–1912, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Cherie is popular in 1972

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Cherie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Cherie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Cherie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Cherie, so not publishedNHWashington: #211 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,010 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Cherie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Cherie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Cherie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #247 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,604 girlsMNIllinois: #298 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,695 girlsILWisconsin: #291 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,116 girlsWIMichigan: #255 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 1,439 girlsMINew York: #430 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 2,771 girlsNYMassachusetts: #183 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,070 girlsMARhode Island: #163 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 865 girlsRIOregon: #297 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,579 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Cherie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Cherie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Cherie, so not publishedSDIowa: #333 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,490 girlsIAIndiana: #275 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,610 girlsINOhio: #258 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 1,519 girlsOHPennsylvania: #253 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 1,472 girlsPANew Jersey: #301 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,771 girlsNJConnecticut: #265 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,582 girlsCTCalifornia: #310 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 1,632 girlsCAUtah: #168 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 702 girlsUTColorado: #213 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 984 girlsCONebraska: #305 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,870 girlsNEMissouri: #229 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,203 girlsMOKentucky: #449 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,959 girlsKYWest Virginia: #308 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,032 girlsWVVirginia: #245 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,346 girlsVAMaryland: #257 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,470 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Cherie, so not publishedDEArizona: #277 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,316 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Cherie, so not publishedNMKansas: #270 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,369 girlsKSArkansas: #299 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,636 girlsARTennessee: #238 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,287 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #419 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,336 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #487 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,841 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #308 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,481 girlsDCOklahoma: #311 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,811 girlsOKLouisiana: #143 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 617 girlsLAMississippi: #504 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,467 girlsMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Cherie, so not publishedALGeorgia: #361 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,399 girlsGAHawaii: #177 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 557 girlsHITexas: #488 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 3,212 girlsTXFlorida: #221 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,085 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Louisiana#143 · 1 in 617
  2. Rhode Island#163 · 1 in 865
  3. Utah#168 · 1 in 702
  4. Hawaii#177 · 1 in 557
  5. Massachusetts#183 · 1 in 1,070

Best ever in a state: #83 in Hawaii, 1975.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#143431 in 617
Rhode Island#16361 in 865
Utah#168151 in 702
Hawaii#17781 in 557
Massachusetts#183321 in 1,070
Washington#211191 in 1,010
Colorado#213161 in 984
Florida#221411 in 1,085
Missouri#229261 in 1,203
Tennessee#238221 in 1,287
Virginia#245221 in 1,346
Minnesota#247151 in 1,604
Pennsylvania#253491 in 1,472
Michigan#255431 in 1,439
Maryland#257141 in 1,470
Ohio#258491 in 1,519
Connecticut#265101 in 1,582
Kansas#27091 in 1,369
Indiana#275231 in 1,610
Arizona#277111 in 1,316
Wisconsin#291131 in 2,116
Oregon#29781 in 1,579
Illinois#298441 in 1,695
Arkansas#29981 in 1,636
New Jersey#301231 in 1,771
Nebraska#30551 in 1,870
District of Columbia#30851 in 1,481
West Virginia#30861 in 2,032
California#310841 in 1,632
Oklahoma#31191 in 1,811
Iowa#33371 in 2,490
Georgia#361151 in 2,399
North Carolina#419111 in 3,336
New York#430401 in 2,771
Kentucky#44961 in 3,959
South Carolina#48751 in 3,841
Texas#488301 in 3,212
Mississippi#50451 in 3,467
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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 Cherie
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 1,430 spots since 2024 (#6,932 → #8,362)
  • 44 spots since 2020 (#8,406 → #8,362)
  • 2,126 spots since 2015 (#6,236 → #8,362)
  • Biggest jump: 551 spots in 1927 (#1,414 → #863)
  • Biggest drop: 238 spots in 1991 (#868 → #1,106)
Rise & fade · girls
57 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1910
  • Peaked 1967 at #274 (958 births)
  • Births halved by 1977, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 64 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 64 yrs · run 1927–1990
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,704
  • Highest: 1 in 1,704 girls born in 1969 were named Cherie (0.06%)
  • Latest: 1 in 133,939 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #274 in 1967, was only 1 in 1,723 (0.06%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 27.9% of all girls named Cherie (8,368) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s56#2,265 (1914)#2,724
1920s339#854 (1928)#1,827
1930s847#635 (1936)#742
1940s2,753#371 (1948)#490
1950s5,930#293 (1956)#364
1960s8,368#274 (1967)#318
1970s6,612#290 (1970)#364
1980s3,477#456 (1980)#580
1990s1,067#868 (1990)#1,792
2000s276#3,334 (2002)#5,074
2010s170#5,977 (2010)#7,178
2020s74#6,932 (2024)#8,492

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.

Cherie in 1972

girls
#298
823 births · 1 in 1,848 girls

Top girls' names in 1972

  1. #1Jennifer63,600
  2. #2Michelle29,285
  3. #3Lisa27,543
  4. #4Kimberly26,282
  5. #5Amy25,873
  6. #6Angela23,561
  7. #7Melissa22,494
  8. #8Stephanie16,890
  9. #9Heather16,320
  10. #10Nicole15,755
  11. #298Cherie823
More about 1972

girls

1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 1,848 of them was named Cherie, which outranked 96.9% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cherie
  1. #295Deana855
  2. #296Lara830
  3. #296Tabitha830
  4. #298Cherie823
  5. #298Shari823
  6. #300Angelia806
  7. #300Ericka806
  8. #302Jeannie805

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

Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,804Camisha#6,619 → #815
  2. ↑ 3,921Catina#4,123 → #202
  3. ↑ 1,842Cherilyn#2,665 → #823
  4. ↑ 1,789Chasity#2,542 → #753
  5. ↑ 1,694Keena#2,542 → #848
Fallers
  1. ↓ 517Shayla#836 → #1,353
  2. ↓ 428Raina#798 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 280Kendall#742 → #1,022
  4. ↓ 275Alycia#951 → #1,226
  5. ↓ 255Charisse#727 → #982

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

See the top 100 for 1972 →