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Girl name

Cheryle

100% girls · last recorded 1997

Cheryle has been given to about 5,476 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1947, which makes it a midcentury name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 4,561
Median age today70 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Cheryle per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1947 · 278
  • Born in 20250
  • All time5,476

How popular is Cheryle?

Its best year was 1947, when 278 babies were given the name, ranking 492nd. The typical living American called Cheryle is about 70 years old today.

Names that sound like Cheryle

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Cherie0.75
  2. Cherise0.75
  3. Cheryl0.72
  4. Cherrie0.75
  5. Chevelle0.72
  6. Merle0.68
  7. Charlee0.65
  8. Cecile0.63

Middle names for Cheryle

Ranked by flow score
  1. Cheryle Rose0.85
  2. Cheryle Marie0.85
  3. Cheryle Grace0.85
  4. Cheryle Jane0.85
  5. Cheryle Louise0.85
  6. Cheryle June0.84

Sibling names for Cheryle

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Margosister · 0.81
  2. Gwensister · 0.80
  3. Gwendolynsister · 0.77
  4. Dannybrother · 0.75
  5. Brucebrother · 0.74
  6. Rockybrother · 0.74

Where Cheryle is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Cheryle White0.80
    2. Cheryle Nguyen0.80
    3. Cheryle Moore0.80
    4. Cheryle Hill0.80
    5. Cheryle Hall0.80
    6. Cheryle Brown0.80

    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 Cheryle

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    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.