Cherry
#3,577 for girls in 2025, 42 births · Last seen for boys in 1981 at #6,262
Given to girls 98.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1948 · 343 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 11,580since 1880
Cherry over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Cherry has never cracked the top 400 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | #3,577 | 42 | — | |
| 2024 | #4,669 | 29 | — | |
| 2023 | #5,390 | 23 | — | |
| 2022 | #5,309 | 24 | — | |
| 2021 | #5,398 | 23 | — | |
| 2020 | #4,453 | 30 | — | |
| 2019 | #4,773 | 28 | — | |
| 2018 | #4,662 | 29 | — | |
| 2017 | #5,045 | 26 | — | |
| 2016 | #3,777 | 40 | — | |
| 2015 | #3,595 | 43 | — | |
| 2014 | #3,425 | 46 | — | |
| 2013 | #4,156 | 35 | — | |
| 2012 | #3,915 | 39 | — | |
| 2011 | #5,207 | 26 | — | |
| 2010 | #6,182 | 21 | — | |
| 2009 | #5,709 | 24 | — | |
| 2008 | #4,550 | 33 | — | |
| 2007 | #4,050 | 38 | — | |
| 2006 | #4,576 | 31 | — | |
| 2005 | #4,581 | 29 | — | |
| 2004 | #5,555 | 22 | — | |
| 2003 | #6,055 | 19 | — | |
| 2002 | #7,045 | 15 | — | |
| 2001 | #5,364 | 21 | — | |
| 2000 | #3,983 | 31 | — | |
| 1999 | #4,870 | 22 | — | |
| 1998 | #3,648 | 32 | — | |
| 1997 | #3,815 | 29 | — | |
| 1996 | #3,569 | 31 | — | |
| 1995 | #3,585 | 30 | — | |
| 1994 | #3,302 | 34 | — | |
| 1993 | #2,825 | 42 | — | |
| 1992 | #2,386 | 54 | — | |
| 1991 | #2,189 | 60 | — | |
| 1990 | #2,345 | 53 | — | |
| 1989 | #2,527 | 45 | — | |
| 1988 | #2,032 | 58 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,918 | 59 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,638 | 72 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,710 | 67 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,397 | 83 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,644 | 67 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,374 | 89 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,475 | 82 | #6,262 | 5 |
| 1980 | #1,216 | 108 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,245 | 103 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,212 | 103 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,034 | 128 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,122 | 106 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,026 | 117 | — | |
| 1974 | #984 | 124 | #5,227 | 5 |
| 1973 | #897 | 139 | — | |
| 1972 | #885 | 143 | — | |
| 1971 | #868 | 155 | — | |
| 1970 | #856 | 157 | — | |
| 1969 | #845 | 150 | — | |
| 1968 | #846 | 145 | — | |
| 1967 | #743 | 174 | — | |
| 1966 | #960 | 112 | — | |
| 1965 | #840 | 140 | — | |
| 1964 | #780 | 175 | — | |
| 1963 | #819 | 161 | — | |
| 1962 | #820 | 163 | — | |
| 1961 | #774 | 184 | — | |
| 1960 | #684 | 222 | #3,665 | 6 |
| 1959 | #677 | 218 | — | |
| 1958 | #650 | 231 | #3,275 | 7 |
| 1957 | #555 | 299 | — | |
| 1956 | #537 | 302 | — | |
| 1955 | #577 | 250 | — | |
| 1954 | #549 | 261 | #3,452 | 6 |
| 1953 | #527 | 265 | #3,798 | 5 |
| 1952 | #485 | 300 | — | |
| 1951 | #502 | 268 | — | |
| 1950 | #522 | 246 | — | |
| 1949 | #470 | 292 | #2,453 | 10 |
| 1948 | #429 | 343 | #2,443 | 10 |
| 1947 | #434 | 354 | #3,733 | 5 |
| 1946 | #435 | 317 | #3,525 | 5 |
| 1945 | #491 | 219 | #2,574 | 8 |
| 1944 | #514 | 197 | — | |
| 1943 | #624 | 147 | #3,538 | 5 |
| 1942 | #624 | 144 | — | |
| 1941 | #735 | 93 | — | |
| 1940 | #659 | 112 | #3,459 | 5 |
| 1939 | #727 | 87 | — | |
| 1938 | #717 | 91 | — | |
| 1937 | #752 | 81 | — | |
| 1936 | #853 | 63 | #3,549 | 5 |
| 1935 | #701 | 92 | #2,951 | 7 |
| 1934 | #689 | 94 | — | |
| 1933 | #745 | 78 | #3,642 | 5 |
| 1932 | #667 | 102 | — | |
| 1931 | #784 | 74 | #3,763 | 5 |
| 1930 | #786 | 80 | — | |
| 1929 | #804 | 77 | #3,959 | 5 |
| 1928 | #888 | 68 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,000 | 58 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,032 | 52 | — | |
| 1925 | #861 | 75 | #3,741 | 6 |
| 1924 | #970 | 62 | #4,347 | 5 |
| 1923 | #1,174 | 43 | — | |
| 1922 | #1,190 | 42 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,017 | 54 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,349 | 34 | #4,286 | 5 |
| 1919 | #1,325 | 34 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,102 | 44 | #4,179 | 5 |
| 1917 | #1,261 | 33 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,485 | 25 | #3,516 | 6 |
| 1915 | #1,094 | 38 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,199 | 26 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,766 | 12 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,178 | 20 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,300 | 13 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,030 | 18 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,290 | 11 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,261 | 11 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,142 | 12 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,229 | 10 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,696 | 6 | — | |
| 1904 | #938 | 15 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,318 | 8 | — | |
| 1902 | #972 | 13 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,227 | 8 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,053 | 13 | — | |
| 1899 | #983 | 11 | — | |
| 1898 | #963 | 13 | — | |
| 1897 | #1,037 | 10 | — | |
| 1896 | #843 | 15 | — | |
| 1895 | #1,202 | 8 | — | |
| 1894 | #998 | 10 | — | |
| 1893 | #826 | 13 | — | |
| 1892 | #958 | 10 | — | |
| 1891 | #1,006 | 8 | — | |
| 1890 | #872 | 10 | — | |
| 1889 | #1,279 | 5 | — | |
| 1888 | #1,036 | 7 | — | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | #695 | 10 | — | |
| 1884 | #851 | 7 | — | |
| 1883 | #920 | 5 | — | |
| 1882 | #740 | 7 | — | |
| 1881 | #830 | 5 | — | |
| 1880 | #738 | 6 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Cherry was already there! It came in at #738, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1886–1887, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Cherry is popular in 1962
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Louisiana#390 · 1 in 2,537
- Alabama#395 · 1 in 3,031
- Mississippi#423 · 1 in 3,089
- Georgia#430 · 1 in 3,640
- Florida#465 · 1 in 4,100
Best ever in a state: #222 in Georgia, 1948.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | #390 | 15 | 1 in 2,537 |
| Alabama | #395 | 11 | 1 in 3,031 |
| Mississippi | #423 | 8 | 1 in 3,089 |
| Georgia | #430 | 12 | 1 in 3,640 |
| Florida | #465 | 12 | 1 in 4,100 |
| Oklahoma | #470 | 5 | 1 in 4,123 |
| Texas | #617 | 19 | 1 in 5,819 |
| Indiana | #678 | 5 | 1 in 9,681 |
| Illinois | #816 | 8 | 1 in 12,859 |
| Pennsylvania | #905 | 5 | 1 in 20,869 |
| New York | #960 | 9 | 1 in 18,153 |
| California | #1,228 | 8 | 1 in 21,685 |
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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.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 1,092 spots since 2024 (#4,669 → #3,577)
- 876 spots since 2020 (#4,453 → #3,577)
- 18 spots since 2015 (#3,595 → #3,577)
- Biggest jump: 407 spots in 1890 (#1,279 → #872)
- Biggest drop: 758 spots in 1905 (#938 → #1,696)
Rise & fade · girls
68 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1948 at #429 (343 births)
- Births halved by 1962, 14 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 65 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 65 yrs · run 1927–1974
Share of babies · girls
1 in 4,950
- Highest: 1 in 4,950 girls born in 1948 were named Cherry (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 38,268 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
- 22.8% of all girls named Cherry (2,640) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 52 | #695 (1885) | #886 |
| 1890s | 108 | #826 (1893) | #969 |
| 1900s | 107 | #938 (1904) | #1,213 |
| 1910s | 263 | #1,030 (1910) | #1,274 |
| 1920s | 565 | #804 (1929) | #1,029 |
| 1930s | 842 | #667 (1932) | #742 |
| 1940s | 2,218 | #429 (1948) | #542 |
| 1950s | 2,640 | #485 (1952) | #558 |
| 1960s | 1,626 | #684 (1960) | #811 |
| 1970s | 1,275 | #856 (1970) | #1,013 |
| 1980s | 730 | #1,216 (1980) | #1,693 |
| 1990s | 387 | #2,189 (1991) | #3,253 |
| 2000s | 263 | #3,983 (2000) | #5,147 |
| 2010s | 333 | #3,425 (2014) | #4,474 |
| 2020s | 171 | #3,577 (2025) | #4,799 |
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.
Cherry in 1962
girls
#820
163 births · 1 in 12,065 girls
Top girls' names in 1962
More about 1962
girls
1,966,603 girls got a published name in 1962; 1 in 12,065 of them was named Cherry, which outranked 89.2% of the 7,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).