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Cherish

/ˈtʃɛɹɪʃ/ · 100% girls · 160 born in 2025

Cherish has been given to about 11,352 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2007, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈtʃɛɹɪʃ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 11,191
Median age today20 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Cherish per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2007 · 461
  • Born in 2025160
  • All time11,352
  • England & Wales, 20257

How popular is Cherish?

Its best year was 2007, when 461 babies were given the name, ranking 643rd. The typical living American called Cherish is about 20 years old today. It is relatively most common in Indiana, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Cherish

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Cherise0.74
  2. Cheri0.69
  3. Cherri0.66
  4. Cherie0.64
  5. Cheryl0.58
  6. Charis0.61
  7. Cherrie0.61
  8. Cherry0.58

Middle names for Cherish

Ranked by flow score
  1. Cherish Anne0.81
  2. Cherish Eve0.80
  3. Cherish Elizabeth0.78
  4. Cherish Josephine0.78
  5. Cherish Rose0.77
  6. Cherish Marie0.77

Sibling names for Cherish

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ilianasister · 0.97
  2. Palomasister · 0.97
  3. Alonsobrother · 0.97
  4. Hassanbrother · 0.95
  5. Misaelbrother · 0.95
  6. Alenasister · 0.95

Where Cherish is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Indiana0.02%
  2. Georgia0.01%
  3. Tennessee0.01%
  4. Missouri0.01%
  5. Illinois0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Cherish Anderson0.77
  2. Cherish Reyes0.72
  3. Cherish Nguyen0.72
  4. Cherish Moore0.72
  5. Cherish Lee0.72
  6. Cherish Green0.72

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 Cherish

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

Cherish across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.