Cheryl

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Cheryl is a given name used predominantly for girls. There have been 440,480 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 439,502 as girls and 978 as boys. Cheryl gained popularity in the 1940s, peaked in 1958 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	37
2023	31
2022	44
2021	47
2020	30
2019	41
2018	57
2017	56
2016	73
2015	55
2014	58
2013	55
2012	72
2011	65
2010	79
2009	64
2008	91
2007	85
2006	87
2005	103
2004	116
2003	115
2002	104
2001	143
2000	127
1999	173
1998	165
1997	198
1996	250
1995	255
1994	307
1993	374
1992	441
1991	539
1990	622
1989	731
1988	889
1987	964
1986	1,039
1985	1,232
1984	1,329
1983	1,562
1982	1,881
1981	2,121
1980	2,616
1979	3,216
1978	3,175
1977	2,128
1976	2,498
1975	3,010
1974	3,514
1973	4,026
1972	5,163
1971	6,339
1970	7,463
1969	8,366
1968	9,166
1967	10,797
1966	11,738
1965	12,586
1964	14,122
1963	15,083
1962	16,633
1961	18,341
1960	19,165
1959	20,989
1958	24,177
1957	22,685
1956	21,304
1955	19,142
1954	15,041
1953	12,284
1952	12,218
1951	12,005
1950	11,837
1949	12,024
1948	13,240
1947	13,911
1946	11,549
1945	8,169
1944	7,994
1943	2,894
1942	591
1941	442
1940	284
1939	294
1938	397
1937	145
1936	94
1935	99
1934	76
1933	60
1932	49
1931	49
1930	42
1929	44
1928	46
1927	32
1926	26
1925	21
1924	22
1923	28
1922	18
1921	18
1920	13
1919	12
1918	16
1917	22
1916	8
1914	7
1912	5
1909	5