Cheryl Girl
How popular is Cheryl?
#4,351 girl name in 2025
32 baby girls were named Cheryl in the US in 2025, making it the 4351st most popular girl name.
365,944living people named Cheryl (est.)
67median age of people named Cheryl
440,517babies named Cheryl since 1880
1 in 103,604US babies born in 2025
Cheryl popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #4,351 for girls (▼ 389 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 32 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-43% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,024 in 2015, #4,451 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1958 (24,119 girls) |
| Highest rank | #13 in 1958 |
| First recorded | 1909 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Cheryl is most popular
Babies named Cheryl per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Michigan: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (18 girls)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (13 girls)
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Cheryl by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | #2,208 |
| 1910s | 70 | #1,652 |
| 1920s | 268 | #1,107 |
| 1930s | 1,300 | #312 |
| 1940s | 70,959 | #24 |
| 1950s | 171,387 | #13 |
| 1960s | 135,650 | #17 |
| 1970s | 40,393 | #44 |
| 1980s | 14,319 | #119 |
| 1990s | 3,317 | #415 |
| 2000s | 1,036 | #1,339 |
| 2010s | 612 | #2,386 |
| 2020s | 223 | #3,250 |
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Questions
- Is Cheryl a boy or girl name?
- Cheryl is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Cheryl were girls.
- How popular is the name Cheryl?
- 32 baby girls were named Cheryl in the US in 2025, making it the 4351st most popular girl name.
- When was Cheryl most popular?
- Cheryl peaked in 1958, when 24,119 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #13 in 1958.
- How many people are named Cheryl?
- 440,517 babies have been named Cheryl in the US since 1880. We estimate about 365,944 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 67.
- Where is Cheryl most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Cheryl was most common in Michigan, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
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.