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Cheri

/ˈʃɛɹi/ · 100% girls · 6 born in 2025

Cheri has been given to about 36,080 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1960, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈʃɛɹi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 32,231
Median age today61 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Cheri per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1960 · 1,410
  • Born in 20256
  • All time36,080

How popular is Cheri?

Its best year was 1960, when 1,410 babies were given the name, ranking 227th. The typical living American called Cheri is about 61 years old today.

Names that sound like Cheri

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Cherri0.97
  2. Sheri0.85
  3. Sherri0.82
  4. Cherry0.76
  5. Cherie0.72
  6. Teri0.70
  7. Keri0.70
  8. Jeri0.70

Middle names for Cheri

Ranked by flow score
  1. Cheri Josephine0.84
  2. Cheri Rose0.83
  3. Cheri Marie0.83
  4. Cheri Grace0.83
  5. Cheri Jane0.83
  6. Cheri Louise0.83

Sibling names for Cheri

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Pennysister · 0.92
  2. Gwensister · 0.89
  3. Reginasister · 0.88
  4. Rockybrother · 0.88
  5. Jaybrother · 0.87
  6. Tonybrother · 0.86

Where Cheri is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Cheri Reyes0.78
    2. Cheri Nguyen0.78
    3. Cheri Moore0.78
    4. Cheri Lee0.78
    5. Cheri Hall0.78
    6. Cheri Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Cheri

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.