Cheryl

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: English

Meaning

Cheryl is a feminine given name with multiple origins. The name might have originated as a combination of the name Beryl with the prefix Cher- from the French chรฉrie, meaning darling.

From Wikipedia

Cheryl first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 33 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 108 babies (rank #277 that year). In 2024 it was given to 6 girls (rank #3,123). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Cheryl

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

742
Total babies (all years)
33
Years in the data
108
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
1991108#277
199293#308
199366#413
199442#530
199543#565
199639#596
199734#654
199831#705
199925#831
200021#918
200123#879
200213#1,333
200317#1,139
200415#1,283
200513#1,447
20068#2,176
200714#1,510
200813#1,638
200912#1,759
20105#3,350
201110#2,020
20129#2,170
20138#2,394
201412#1,777
201510#2,001
20168#2,365
20178#2,440
20186#3,041
20195#3,517
20207#2,694
20216#3,031
202312#1,816
20246#3,123