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 Share of babies Rank
US England & Wales ScotlandCher as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland Babies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. 0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Cher as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland Babies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. 0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 1880 1920 1960 2000 Cher as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland Official rank (1 = most popular, log scale), 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. #1 #10 #100 #1,000 #10K #100K 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Cher as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland Official rank (1 = most popular, log scale), 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. #1 #10 #100 #1,000 #10K #100K 1880 1920 1960 2000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Official rank; #1 at the top. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.Show the numbers Year US England & Wales Scotland 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.