Cheril

Girl · recorded 1944–1974

  • 1974last recorded
  • 1959best year

Most popular in 1959.

Last recorded in 1974. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Cheril.

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Its story

Popularity since 1944

051019441952195919671974

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 26 recorded years as a table
Cheril, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19445
19455
19473
19484
19504
19529
19533
19544
19565
19576
19586
195910
19606
19613
19625
19635
19646
19656
19664
19673
19684
19697
19703
19713
19723
19743

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Cheril isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1974
5
Rank in 1974
#8,775
How rare
1 in 293,506 girls
Since 1944
231

Cheril was last recorded in 1974. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1959, at 10 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Cheril doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.