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Cheryl Name Popularity

How popular is the name Cheryl? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 0 0%
1911 — 0 0%
1912 — 0 0%
1913 — 0 0%
1914 — 0 0%
1915 — 0 0%
1916 — 0 0%
1917 — 0 0%
1918 — 0 0%
1919 — 0 0%
1920 — 0 0%
1921 — 0 0%
1922 — 0 0%
1923 — 0 0%
1924 — 6 0.0005%
1925 — 0 0%
1926 — 0 0%
1927 — 0 0%
1928 — 23 0.0021%
1929 — 5 0.0005%
1930 — 11 0.0011%
1931 — 18 0.0018%
1932 — 6 0.0006%
1933 — 22 0.0024%
1934 — 44 0.0046%
1935 — 62 0.0064%
1936 — 59 0.0061%
1937 — 101 0.0102%
1938 — 353 0.0345%
1939 — 244 0.024%
1940 — 237 0.0223%
1941 — 398 0.0354%
1942 — 550 0.0436%
1943 — 2,875 0.2202%
1944 — 7,970 0.6431%
1945 — 8,146 0.6679%
1946 — 11,525 0.7811%
1947 — 13,886 0.8319%
1948 — 13,221 0.8282%
1949 — 12,006 0.7463%
1950 — 11,825 0.7344%
1951 — 11,987 0.707%
1952 — 12,199 0.6989%
1953 — 12,266 0.6931%
1954 — 15,011 0.8212%
1955 — 19,103 1.0386%
1956 — 21,278 1.1266%
1957 — 22,641 1.1766%
1958 — 24,113 1.2759%
1959 — 20,943 1.1023%
1960 — 19,126 1.0094%
1961 — 18,289 0.9687%
1962 — 16,586 0.9034%
1963 — 15,048 0.8383%
1964 — 14,077 0.7997%
1965 — 12,552 0.7676%
1966 — 11,712 0.7501%
1967 — 10,768 0.7096%
1968 — 9,143 0.6089%
1969 — 8,345 0.5417%
1970 — 7,440 0.4675%
1971 — 6,330 0.4212%
1972 — 5,135 0.377%
1973 — 4,011 0.3094%
1974 — 3,495 0.2689%
1975 — 2,991 0.2328%
1976 — 2,477 0.1922%
1977 — 2,111 0.1566%
1978 — 3,153 0.2345%
1979 — 3,208 0.2275%
1980 — 2,596 0.1775%
1981 — 2,115 0.1439%
1982 — 1,866 0.1249%
1983 — 1,548 0.1049%
1984 — 1,292 0.0869%
1985 — 1,206 0.0795%
1986 — 1,014 0.0672%
1987 — 942 0.0617%
1988 — 861 0.0553%
1989 — 701 0.0434%
1990 — 569 0.0343%
1991 — 510 0.0313%
1992 — 395 0.0247%
1993 — 333 0.0214%
1994 — 252 0.0164%
1995 — 196 0.013%
1996 — 194 0.013%
1997 — 141 0.0095%
1998 — 114 0.0076%
1999 — 108 0.0072%
2000 — 78 0.0051%
2001 — 91 0.006%
2002 — 61 0.0041%
2003 — 67 0.0044%
2004 — 68 0.0045%
2005 — 43 0.0028%
2006 — 43 0.0027%
2007 — 37 0.0023%
2008 — 45 0.0029%
2009 — 16 0.0011%
2010 — 26 0.0018%
2011 — 21 0.0015%
2012 — 31 0.0022%
2013 — 19 0.0013%
2014 — 18 0.0012%
2015 — 18 0.0012%
2016 — 27 0.0019%
2017 — 22 0.0016%
2018 — 27 0.002%
2019 — 9 0.0007%
2020 — 0 0%
2021 — 11 0.0009%
2022 — 7 0.0005%
2023 — 11 0.0008%

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Names Like Cheryl

If you like Cheryl, you’ll love these other names like Cheryl.


What names are variants of Cheryl?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Cheryl.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Charell

Cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Charelle

Cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Charil

Cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Charyl

Free man; cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Cherell

Dear, darling; cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Cherelle

Dear

French

Cheriann

Cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Cherianne

Cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Cherie

Dear, darling

French

Cherilee

Cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Cherilyn

Dear

French

Cherilynn

Dear; cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Cherlyn

Free man; cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Cherlyne

Cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Cherrell

Cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Cherrellee

Cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Cherrill

Cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Cherryl

Cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Cherylann

Cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Cheryle

Cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Cherylee

Dear; cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Cheryline

Dear; cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Cherylinn

Cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Cheryll

Free man; cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Cherylle

Cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Cherylyn

Dear; cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Cherylynn

Cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Chyril

Cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Chyrill

Cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Sharell

Cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Sharil

Free man; cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Sharrell

Cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Sharyl

Free man; cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Sharyll

Cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Sherai

Cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Sherell

Cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Sherianne

Cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Sheril

Cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Sherill

Cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Sherrell

Cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Sherril

Cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Sherrill

Dear, darling; cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Sherryl

Cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Sheryell

Cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Sheryl

A variant form of Shirley.

German

Sheryle

Cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Sheryll

Dear; cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Shiral

Cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Shyril

Cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek

Shyrill

Cherry fruit; green gemstone

Greek


What names sound like Cheryl?

If you like how Cheryl sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Cheryl.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Charela

The Lord's mountain

Hebrew

Charill

Free man

German

Charla

Free man

German

Charle

Free man

German

Charli

Free man

German

Charly

Free man

German

Cherylie

Dear, dearly, dearest

French

Sharel

Free man

German

Sherli

Bright meadow

English

Shirl

Bright meadow

English


What names are similar to Cheryl?

Find a name that’s like Cheryl, but just a little bit different.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Carol

Free man

German

Charlotte

Free man

French

Cher

Dear

French

Cherida

Dear; greenery

Spanish

Meryl

Shining sea

English

Sherry

Dear

French

Teryl

Modern


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