Cher

Cher peaked in the US in 1972 at #651, and is too rare now to appear in the latest official lists.

Cher as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
Cher as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, ScotlandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020
Cher as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, ScotlandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotland
2024#13,477 (6)——
2020#11,090 (8)——
2019#11,356 (8)——
2018#15,682 (5)——
2017#15,902 (5)——
2015—#5,730 (3)—
2014#16,513 (5)——
2005—#3,970 (4)—
2004#14,179 (6)——
2002#9,482 (10)——
2000#7,158 (14)#3,912 (3)—
1999#7,716 (12)#2,444 (6)—
1998#10,122 (8)——
1997#10,836 (7)#3,174 (4)—
1996#13,518 (5)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1972 at #651.
  • First recorded in the US in 1948.
  • In 1996, 31% of US babies named Cher were girls.