NameTides

Cherry

Cherry was the #3,577 girls' name in the US in 2025 (42 babies), and #894 in England & Wales.

Cherry as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Cherry as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesUS
Cherry as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#3,577 (42)#894 (39)#539 (5)—
2024#4,669 (29)#1,230 (27)——
2023#5,390 (23)#1,575 (19)——
2022#5,309 (24)#1,416 (22)——
2021#5,398 (23)#1,286 (25)——
2020#4,453 (30)#1,127 (29)——
2019#4,773 (28)#1,218 (27)——
2018#4,662 (29)#1,490 (21)——
2017#5,045 (26)#1,184 (29)—#3,307 (5)
2016#3,777 (40)#1,525 (21)—#2,892 (6)
2015#3,595 (43)#1,362 (24)#806 (3)#2,891 (6)
2014#3,425 (46)#920 (40)#603 (5)—
2013#4,156 (35)#854 (44)——
2012#3,915 (39)#654 (63)—#1,904 (11)
2011#5,207 (26)#583 (69)—#2,899 (6)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1946 at #435.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.
  • In 1981, 94% of US babies named Cherry were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 38,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 38,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 3,600uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Cherry is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 39,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 28,000 to 1 in 52,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Cherry by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,276CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #3,285TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Cherry (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
CherryCanadaGirls—too few
CherryEngland & WalesGirls#89439
CherryNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
CherryScotlandGirls#5395
CherryUSGirls#3,57742
CherryUSBoys—too few