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Cherry

Girl

Meaning of Cherry: English: 'cherry fruit'

Cherry is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3456th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1230th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3456

42 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1230

27 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

11,716

First recorded 1880 · peak 1947

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 87 babies1982: 89 babies1983: 67 babies1984: 83 babies1985: 67 babies1986: 72 babies1987: 59 babies1988: 58 babies1989: 45 babies1990: 53 babies19901991: 60 babies1992: 54 babies1993: 42 babies1994: 34 babies1995: 30 babies1996: 31 babies1997: 29 babies1998: 32 babies1999: 22 babies2000: 31 babies20002001: 21 babies2002: 15 babies2003: 19 babies2004: 22 babies2005: 29 babies2006: 31 babies2007: 38 babies2008: 33 babies2009: 24 babies2010: 21 babies20102011: 26 babies2012: 39 babies2013: 35 babies2014: 46 babies2015: 43 babies2016: 40 babies2017: 26 babies2018: 29 babies2019: 28 babies2020: 30 babies20202021: 23 babies2022: 24 babies2023: 23 babies2024: 29 babies2025: 42 babies
US babies named Cherry per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 89.

Gender split

1% boys · 99% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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