girl's name

Cheryll

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 2,636

Scotland

#715

1991 births

Cheryll is a girl's name. In 1989 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1955, when 162 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1934.

Cheryll over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1930s to 1980s.

1,138
'30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80
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Births named Cheryll by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1930s 22
1940s 662
1950s 1,138
1960s 541
1970s 189
1980s 76

How popular is Cheryll?

In 1989, Cheryll was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Cheryll is used

Scotland #715 3 in 1991
United States #9,171 8 in 1989

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Cheryll

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Cheryll also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Cheryll over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Cheryll

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Cheryll — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Cheryll

How popular is the name Cheryll?

In 1989, Cheryll was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Cheryll a girl's or a boy's name?

Cheryll is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Cheryll most popular?

Cheryll peaked in 1955, when 162 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.