Cheryl
#4,352 for girls in 2025, 32 births · Last seen for boys in 1990 at #6,415
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1958 · 24,119 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 34 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 439,539since 1909
Cheryl over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | #4,352 | 32 | — | |
| 2024 | #3,963 | 37 | — | |
| 2023 | #4,454 | 31 | — | |
| 2022 | #3,536 | 44 | — | |
| 2021 | #3,250 | 49 | — | |
| 2020 | #4,453 | 30 | — | |
| 2019 | #3,665 | 41 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,905 | 57 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,925 | 56 | — | |
| 2016 | #2,479 | 73 | — | |
| 2015 | #3,024 | 56 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,922 | 58 | — | |
| 2013 | #3,005 | 55 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,516 | 72 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,695 | 65 | — | |
| 2010 | #2,386 | 79 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,779 | 64 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,184 | 91 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,257 | 86 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,206 | 87 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,878 | 103 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,667 | 116 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,668 | 115 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,744 | 104 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,340 | 143 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,447 | 127 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,133 | 173 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,145 | 165 | — | |
| 1997 | #985 | 198 | — | |
| 1996 | #813 | 250 | — | |
| 1995 | #780 | 255 | — | |
| 1994 | #685 | 307 | — | |
| 1993 | #612 | 374 | — | |
| 1992 | #534 | 441 | — | |
| 1991 | #457 | 539 | — | |
| 1990 | #415 | 615 | #6,415 | 7 |
| 1989 | #351 | 731 | — | |
| 1988 | #280 | 889 | — | |
| 1987 | #263 | 959 | #6,951 | 5 |
| 1986 | #251 | 1,031 | #4,853 | 8 |
| 1985 | #209 | 1,224 | #4,698 | 8 |
| 1984 | #202 | 1,323 | #5,561 | 6 |
| 1983 | #176 | 1,562 | — | |
| 1982 | #159 | 1,875 | #5,619 | 6 |
| 1981 | #134 | 2,116 | #6,262 | 5 |
| 1980 | #119 | 2,609 | #4,940 | 7 |
| 1979 | #94 | 3,210 | #5,355 | 6 |
| 1978 | #94 | 3,167 | #4,157 | 8 |
| 1977 | #135 | 2,121 | #4,582 | 7 |
| 1976 | #105 | 2,489 | #3,724 | 9 |
| 1975 | #97 | 2,997 | #2,902 | 13 |
| 1974 | #88 | 3,496 | #2,358 | 17 |
| 1973 | #74 | 4,010 | #2,405 | 16 |
| 1972 | #56 | 5,136 | #1,680 | 27 |
| 1971 | #50 | 6,327 | #2,813 | 12 |
| 1970 | #44 | 7,440 | #1,794 | 24 |
| 1969 | #41 | 8,346 | #1,861 | 20 |
| 1968 | #37 | 9,138 | #1,478 | 28 |
| 1967 | #35 | 10,767 | #1,411 | 29 |
| 1966 | #34 | 11,713 | #1,540 | 25 |
| 1965 | #31 | 12,550 | #1,318 | 34 |
| 1964 | #29 | 14,081 | #1,172 | 43 |
| 1963 | #24 | 15,047 | #1,279 | 37 |
| 1962 | #24 | 16,587 | #1,147 | 45 |
| 1961 | #20 | 18,301 | #1,222 | 42 |
| 1960 | #17 | 19,120 | #1,131 | 48 |
| 1959 | #18 | 20,947 | #1,228 | 40 |
| 1958 | #13 | 24,119 | #994 | 59 |
| 1957 | #16 | 22,643 | #1,214 | 41 |
| 1956 | #18 | 21,278 | #1,568 | 25 |
| 1955 | #19 | 19,111 | #1,339 | 32 |
| 1954 | #22 | 15,015 | #1,496 | 26 |
| 1953 | #28 | 12,264 | #1,765 | 19 |
| 1952 | #31 | 12,201 | #1,856 | 17 |
| 1951 | #30 | 11,986 | #1,725 | 19 |
| 1950 | #29 | 11,823 | #2,019 | 14 |
| 1949 | #28 | 12,007 | #1,820 | 17 |
| 1948 | #25 | 13,220 | #1,656 | 20 |
| 1947 | #24 | 13,890 | #1,646 | 21 |
| 1946 | #27 | 11,526 | #1,475 | 23 |
| 1945 | #32 | 8,149 | #1,494 | 20 |
| 1944 | #36 | 7,972 | #1,438 | 22 |
| 1943 | #102 | 2,878 | #1,833 | 16 |
| 1942 | #280 | 591 | — | |
| 1941 | #309 | 442 | — | |
| 1940 | #410 | 284 | — | |
| 1939 | #390 | 289 | #3,480 | 5 |
| 1938 | #312 | 397 | — | |
| 1937 | #563 | 145 | — | |
| 1936 | #686 | 94 | — | |
| 1935 | #664 | 99 | — | |
| 1934 | #768 | 76 | — | |
| 1933 | #865 | 60 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,004 | 49 | — | |
| 1931 | #995 | 49 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,144 | 42 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,107 | 44 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,115 | 46 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,423 | 32 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,623 | 26 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,891 | 21 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,872 | 22 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,556 | 28 | — | |
| 1922 | #2,109 | 18 | — | |
| 1921 | #2,120 | 18 | — | |
| 1920 | #2,590 | 13 | — | |
| 1919 | #2,640 | 12 | — | |
| 1918 | #2,209 | 16 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,652 | 22 | — | |
| 1916 | #3,258 | 8 | — | |
| 1915 | — | — | ||
| 1914 | #2,876 | 7 | — | |
| 1913 | — | — | ||
| 1912 | #2,979 | 5 | — | |
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| 1909 | #2,208 | 5 | — | |
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| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Cheryl! It came in at #2,208, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1909–1913, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Cheryl is popular in 1981
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Hawaii#36 · 1 in 180
- New Jersey#74 · 1 in 345
- Alaska#75 · 1 in 294
- New Mexico#75 · 1 in 345
- Connecticut#99 · 1 in 467
Best ever in a state: #5 in Hawaii, 1971.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #36 | 27 | 1 in 180 |
| New Jersey | #74 | 108 | 1 in 345 |
| Alaska | #75 | 10 | 1 in 294 |
| New Mexico | #75 | 27 | 1 in 345 |
| Connecticut | #99 | 33 | 1 in 467 |
| Massachusetts | #101 | 66 | 1 in 479 |
| Rhode Island | #104 | 9 | 1 in 494 |
| New York | #105 | 196 | 1 in 517 |
| Delaware | #109 | 7 | 1 in 429 |
| Illinois | #109 | 137 | 1 in 549 |
| Mississippi | #110 | 32 | 1 in 495 |
| Arkansas | #111 | 26 | 1 in 489 |
| Florida | #112 | 96 | 1 in 563 |
| New Hampshire | #116 | 10 | 1 in 535 |
| Virginia | #120 | 51 | 1 in 589 |
| Washington | #130 | 44 | 1 in 627 |
| West Virginia | #130 | 17 | 1 in 678 |
| Ohio | #135 | 108 | 1 in 669 |
| Pennsylvania | #137 | 99 | 1 in 700 |
| Kentucky | #142 | 34 | 1 in 702 |
| Missouri | #142 | 42 | 1 in 764 |
| Michigan | #143 | 78 | 1 in 752 |
| Wisconsin | #144 | 41 | 1 in 760 |
| Kansas | #146 | 21 | 1 in 737 |
| Maryland | #147 | 27 | 1 in 776 |
| North Carolina | #147 | 44 | 1 in 753 |
| South Dakota | #148 | 7 | 1 in 642 |
| Indiana | #149 | 43 | 1 in 812 |
| Oklahoma | #151 | 25 | 1 in 804 |
| Arizona | #155 | 28 | 1 in 713 |
| Wyoming | #155 | 5 | 1 in 657 |
| Nebraska | #160 | 14 | 1 in 778 |
| Tennessee | #172 | 30 | 1 in 930 |
| Louisiana | #173 | 35 | 1 in 875 |
| Minnesota | #175 | 30 | 1 in 970 |
| South Carolina | #178 | 20 | 1 in 897 |
| California | #179 | 204 | 1 in 889 |
| Alabama | #182 | 25 | 1 in 909 |
| Montana | #184 | 6 | 1 in 791 |
| Georgia | #185 | 35 | 1 in 995 |
| District of Columbia | #191 | 8 | 1 in 722 |
| Oregon | #191 | 17 | 1 in 998 |
| North Dakota | #194 | 5 | 1 in 978 |
| Texas | #195 | 121 | 1 in 1,023 |
| Maine | #201 | 6 | 1 in 1,048 |
| Nevada | #201 | 5 | 1 in 875 |
| Utah | #214 | 16 | 1 in 1,008 |
| Idaho | #216 | 7 | 1 in 981 |
| Colorado | #217 | 18 | 1 in 1,154 |
| Iowa | #222 | 14 | 1 in 1,387 |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
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 Cheryl
- 389 spots since 2024 (#3,963 → #4,352)
- 101 spots since 2020 (#4,453 → #4,352)
- 1,328 spots since 2015 (#3,024 → #4,352)
- Biggest jump: 251 spots in 1938 (#563 → #312)
- Biggest drop: 172 spots in 1997 (#813 → #985)
- Debuted 1909
- Peaked 1958 at #13 (24,119 births)
- Births halved by 1966, 8 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 34 yrs · run 1944–1975
- Top 1,000: 66 yrs · run 1933–1997
- Highest: 1 in 83 girls born in 1958 were named Cheryl (1.2%)
- Latest: 1 in 50,227 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 39.0% of all girls named Cheryl (171,387) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | #2,208 (1909) | #2,208 |
| 1910s | 70 | #1,652 (1917) | #2,602 |
| 1920s | 268 | #1,107 (1929) | #1,741 |
| 1930s | 1,300 | #312 (1938) | #739 |
| 1940s | 70,959 | #24 (1947) | #127 |
| 1950s | 171,387 | #13 (1958) | #22 |
| 1960s | 135,650 | #17 (1960) | #29 |
| 1970s | 40,393 | #44 (1970) | #84 |
| 1980s | 14,319 | #119 (1980) | #214 |
| 1990s | 3,317 | #415 (1990) | #756 |
| 2000s | 1,036 | #1,340 (2001) | #1,917 |
| 2010s | 612 | #2,386 (2010) | #2,852 |
| 2020s | 223 | #3,250 (2021) | #4,001 |
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.
Cheryl in 1981
Top girls' names in 1981
Top boys' names in 1981
More about 1981
girls
1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 788 of them was named Cheryl, which outranked 98.9% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,791,177 boys got a published name in 1981; 1 in 358,235 of them was named Cheryl, which outranked 14.1% of the 7,289 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,027 names at #6,262; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.