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Girl name

Chery

/ˈtʃɛɹi/ · 100% girls · last recorded 1990

Chery has been given to about 567 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1957, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈtʃɛɹi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 503
Median age today65 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Chery per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1957 · 37
  • Born in 20250
  • All time567

How popular is Chery?

Its best year was 1957, when 37 babies were given the name, ranking 1786th. The typical living American called Chery is about 65 years old today.

Names that sound like Chery

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Cherry0.97
  2. Sherry0.82
  3. Cheryl0.78
  4. Cheri0.79
  5. Chevy0.79
  6. Cherri0.76
  7. Terry0.66
  8. Kerry0.66

Middle names for Chery

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

Sibling names for Chery

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gwensister · 0.68
  2. Pennysister · 0.68
  3. Rockybrother · 0.68
  4. Margosister · 0.63
  5. Jaybrother · 0.62
  6. Tonybrother · 0.61

Where Chery is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. France1900–2025
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

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