Cheri Girl

How popular is Cheri?

#13,204 girl name in 2025

6 baby girls were named Cheri in the US in 2025, making it the 13204th most popular girl name.

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31,448living people named Cheri (est.)
61median age of people named Cheri
36,080babies named Cheri since 1880
1 in 552,557US babies born in 2025

Cheri popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#13,204 for girls (▼ 2938 from 2024)
Babies in 20256 girls
10-year trendFalling fast (-54% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#8,443 in 2015
Peak year1960 (1,410 girls)
Highest rank#225 in 1967
First recorded1925
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)0% boys, 100% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Cheri counting every spelling

Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Cherry family of names ranked #2,143 for girls in 2025 (#2,262 the year before), with 60 babies in all.

SpellingGirls in 2025Share
Cherry 42 70%
Cherie 12 20%
Cheri 6 10%

Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.

Cheri by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1920s21#3,162
1930s181#1,345
1940s3,081#287
1950s9,087#237
1960s11,930#225
1970s7,763#260
1980s3,034#476
1990s681#1,215
2000s171#4,180
2010s91#8,443
2020s28#10,266

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Questions

Is Cheri a boy or girl name?
Cheri is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Cheri were girls.
How popular is the name Cheri?
6 baby girls were named Cheri in the US in 2025, making it the 13204th most popular girl name.
When was Cheri most popular?
Cheri peaked in 1960, when 1,410 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #225 in 1967.
How many people are named Cheri?
36,080 babies have been named Cheri in the US since 1880. We estimate about 31,448 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 61.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.