Cherie

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Cherie is an English female given name. It comes from the French chérie, meaning darling. It has also been used as a diminutive of names starting with or containing the sound Cher- or Sher- such as Cherilyn, Cheryl, Sharon, or Sherilyn for females.

From Wikipedia

Cherie first appears in the data in 1972 and has been recorded in 3 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1972 with 95 babies (rank #101 that year). It was not in the 2025 data.

Numerology of Cherie

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Cherie yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
2PersonalityThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

266

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Cherie

Cherie Blairbarrister · b. 1954
Cherie Curriefilm actor · b. 1959

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1972	95	#101
1973	81	#101
1974	90	#95