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Cherry

/ˈtʃɛɹi/ · 99% girls · 42 born in 2025

Cherry has been given to about 11,716 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1947, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈtʃɛɹi/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 8,911
Median age today66 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Cherry per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1947 · 359
  • Born in 202542
  • All time11,716
  • England & Wales, 2025#915 · 39

How popular is Cherry?

Its best year was 1947, when 359 babies were given the name, ranking 434th. The typical living American called Cherry is about 66 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Cherry

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sherry0.86
  2. Cherri0.79
  3. Cheryl0.74
  4. Cheri0.76
  5. Chevy0.76
  6. Terry0.71
  7. Kerry0.71
  8. Gerry0.71

Middle names for Cherry

Ranked by flow score
  1. Cherry Anne0.81
  2. Cherry Josephine0.78
  3. Cherry Rose0.77
  4. Cherry Marie0.77
  5. Cherry Grace0.77
  6. Cherry Eve0.77

Sibling names for Cherry

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Margosister · 0.90
  2. Gwensister · 0.89
  3. Laurelsister · 0.86
  4. Rudybrother · 0.85
  5. Frankieeither · 0.84
  6. Tommybrother · 0.83

Where Cherry is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%
  2. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Cherry Anderson0.77
  2. Cherry White0.72
  3. Cherry Nguyen0.72
  4. Cherry Moore0.72
  5. Cherry Hill0.72
  6. Cherry Hall0.72

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 Cherry

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

Cherry 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.