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

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Peak · girls
1948 · 343 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
11,580
since 1880

Cherry over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Cherry has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201965peak #429, 1948girls
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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
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#3,57742—
2024#4,66929—
2023#5,39023—
2022#5,30924—
2021#5,39823—
2020#4,45330—
2019#4,77328—
2018#4,66229—
2017#5,04526—
2016#3,77740—
2015#3,59543—
2014#3,42546—
2013#4,15635—
2012#3,91539—
2011#5,20726—
2010#6,18221—
2009#5,70924—
2008#4,55033—
2007#4,05038—
2006#4,57631—
2005#4,58129—
2004#5,55522—
2003#6,05519—
2002#7,04515—
2001#5,36421—
2000#3,98331—
1999#4,87022—
1998#3,64832—
1997#3,81529—
1996#3,56931—
1995#3,58530—
1994#3,30234—
1993#2,82542—
1992#2,38654—
1991#2,18960—
1990#2,34553—
1989#2,52745—
1988#2,03258—
1987#1,91859—
1986#1,63872—
1985#1,71067—
1984#1,39783—
1983#1,64467—
1982#1,37489—
1981#1,47582#6,2625
1980#1,216108—
1979#1,245103—
1978#1,212103—
1977#1,034128—
1976#1,122106—
1975#1,026117—
1974#984124#5,2275
1973#897139—
1972#885143—
1971#868155—
1970#856157—
1969#845150—
1968#846145—
1967#743174—
1966#960112—
1965#840140—
1964#780175—
1963#819161—
1962#820163—
1961#774184—
1960#684222#3,6656
1959#677218—
1958#650231#3,2757
1957#555299—
1956#537302—
1955#577250—
1954#549261#3,4526
1953#527265#3,7985
1952#485300—
1951#502268—
1950#522246—
1949#470292#2,45310
1948#429343#2,44310
1947#434354#3,7335
1946#435317#3,5255
1945#491219#2,5748
1944#514197—
1943#624147#3,5385
1942#624144—
1941#73593—
1940#659112#3,4595
1939#72787—
1938#71791—
1937#75281—
1936#85363#3,5495
1935#70192#2,9517
1934#68994—
1933#74578#3,6425
1932#667102—
1931#78474#3,7635
1930#78680—
1929#80477#3,9595
1928#88868—
1927#1,00058—
1926#1,03252—
1925#86175#3,7416
1924#97062#4,3475
1923#1,17443—
1922#1,19042—
1921#1,01754—
1920#1,34934#4,2865
1919#1,32534—
1918#1,10244#4,1795
1917#1,26133—
1916#1,48525#3,5166
1915#1,09438—
1914#1,19926—
1913#1,76612—
1912#1,17820—
1911#1,30013—
1910#1,03018—
1909#1,29011—
1908#1,26111—
1907#1,14212—
1906#1,22910—
1905#1,6966—
1904#93815—
1903#1,3188—
1902#97213—
1901#1,2278—
1900#1,05313—
1899#98311—
1898#96313—
1897#1,03710—
1896#84315—
1895#1,2028—
1894#99810—
1893#82613—
1892#95810—
1891#1,0068—
1890#87210—
1889#1,2795—
1888#1,0367—
1887——
1886——
1885#69510—
1884#8517—
1883#9205—
1882#7407—
1881#8305—
1880#7386—
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 1965

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Cherry, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Cherry, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Cherry, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Cherry, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Cherry, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Cherry, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Cherry, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Cherry, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Cherry, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Cherry, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Cherry, so not publishedWIMichigan: #842 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 14,761 girlsMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Cherry, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Cherry, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Cherry, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Cherry, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Cherry, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Cherry, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Cherry, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Cherry, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Cherry, so not publishedINOhio: #914 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 17,607 girlsOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Cherry, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Cherry, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Cherry, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,075 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 16,168 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Cherry, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Cherry, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Cherry, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Cherry, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Cherry, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Cherry, so not publishedWVVirginia: #503 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,210 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Cherry, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Cherry, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Cherry, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Cherry, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Cherry, so not publishedKSArkansas: #391 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,986 girlsARTennessee: #557 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,401 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #449 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,180 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #495 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,504 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Cherry, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Cherry, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #671 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,685 girlsLAMississippi: #355 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,311 girlsMSAlabama: #418 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,277 girlsALGeorgia: #374 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,917 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Cherry, so not publishedHITexas: #748 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 7,378 girlsTXFlorida: #671 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,400 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#355 · 1 in 2,311
  2. Georgia#374 · 1 in 2,917
  3. Arkansas#391 · 1 in 2,986
  4. Alabama#418 · 1 in 3,277
  5. North Carolina#449 · 1 in 4,180

Best ever in a state: #222 in Georgia, 1948.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#35591 in 2,311
Georgia#374141 in 2,917
Arkansas#39151 in 2,986
Alabama#41891 in 3,277
North Carolina#449101 in 4,180
South Carolina#49551 in 4,504
Virginia#50371 in 5,210
Tennessee#55751 in 6,401
Florida#67161 in 7,400
Louisiana#67151 in 6,685
Texas#748131 in 7,378
Michigan#84251 in 14,761
Ohio#91451 in 17,607
California#1,075101 in 16,168
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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 Cherry
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s52#695 (1885)#886
1890s108#826 (1893)#969
1900s107#938 (1904)#1,213
1910s263#1,030 (1910)#1,274
1920s565#804 (1929)#1,029
1930s842#667 (1932)#742
1940s2,218#429 (1948)#542
1950s2,640#485 (1952)#558
1960s1,626#684 (1960)#811
1970s1,275#856 (1970)#1,013
1980s730#1,216 (1980)#1,693
1990s387#2,189 (1991)#3,253
2000s263#3,983 (2000)#5,147
2010s333#3,425 (2014)#4,474
2020s171#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 1965

girls
#840
140 births · 1 in 12,608 girls

Top girls' names in 1965

  1. #1Lisa60,271
  2. #2Mary34,270
  3. #3Karen32,869
  4. #4Kimberly28,836
  5. #5Susan26,321
  6. #6Patricia23,552
  7. #7Donna19,700
  8. #8Linda19,345
  9. #9Cynthia19,239
  10. #10Angela18,754
  11. #840Cherry140
More about 1965

girls

1,765,164 girls got a published name in 1965; 1 in 12,608 of them was named Cherry, which outranked 88.9% of the 7,535 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cherry
  1. #835Millie142
  2. #835Zena142
  3. #839Dori141
  4. #840Cherry140
  5. #840Gigi140
  6. #840Jeana140
  7. #840Katy140
  8. #846Aleta139
  9. #846Jacquelin139
  10. #846Lanette139

Tied with 5 names at #840; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1964
Risers
  1. ↑ 723Marni#1,610 → #887
  2. ↑ 654Dionne#1,281 → #627
  3. ↑ 432Marnie#1,016 → #584
  4. ↑ 426Keli#1,383 → #957
  5. ↑ 368Gia#1,334 → #966
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,326Djuna#738 → #2,064
  2. ↓ 470Djuana#756 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 383Shirl#714 → #1,097
  4. ↓ 297Beverley#955 → #1,252
  5. ↓ 275Dottie#912 → #1,187

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

See the top 100 for 1965 →