NameTrendsU.S. Baby Name Data

Cheryl Girls

The U.S. popularity history of Cheryl: every year it appeared on the national list since 1909, with 439,539 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
439,539
Peak year
1958 #13
Years on the list
113
10-year trend
-24.9%

In the 1950s · Most used in CA in {year}

Popularity history

1909–2025

YearBirthsRank
201165#2701
201272#2520
201355#3013
201458#2936
201556#3035
201673#2488
201756#2936
201857#2916
201941#3677
202030#4472
202149#3259
202244#3548
202331#4480
202437#3980
202532#4376

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1958

CA
1,832
OH
1,686
NY
1,648
PA
1,602
MI
1,537
IL
1,384

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