Is Cheri a boy or girl name?
Cheri was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 36,074 US babies named Cheri were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #10,414
- Babies named Cheri since 1925
- 36,074
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 1,409 babies
Boys and girls named Cheri, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 21 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 181 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 3,081 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 9,087 | 100% |
| 1960s | 12 | 11,930 | 99.9% |
| 1970s | 0 | 7,763 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 3,034 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 681 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 171 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 91 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 22 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,414 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,403 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 6 | #13,841 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,720 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,761 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,119 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,557 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,101 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,211 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,865 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,558 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,353 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,538 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,629 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,883 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,957 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,217 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,471 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,290 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,767 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,121 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,211 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,519 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,587 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,642 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,043 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,561 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,296 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,842 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,539 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,361 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,219 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 181 | #961 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 200 | #880 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 222 | #791 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 297 | #625 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 292 | #638 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 335 | #557 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 309 | #579 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 359 | #540 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 395 | #506 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 444 | #476 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 454 | #450 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 496 | #411 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 499 | #410 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 580 | #363 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 733 | #310 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 807 | #297 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 936 | #266 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 995 | #265 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 1,084 | #265 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 1,179 | #260 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 1,148 | #255 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 1,232 | #235 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 1,305 | #225 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 1,078 | #257 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,594 | 876 | #304 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 1,003 | #289 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 1,167 | #257 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 1,397 | #229 |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,699 | 1,315 | #238 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 1,409 | #227 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 1,336 | #237 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 1,203 | #249 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 1,112 | #257 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 1,047 | #262 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 933 | #282 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 810 | #299 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 820 | #291 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 686 | #308 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 596 | #326 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 544 | #330 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 516 | #340 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 546 | #333 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 731 | #287 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 591 | #304 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 219 | #491 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 187 | #531 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 117 | #710 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 83 | #835 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 55 | #987 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,222 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,431 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,603 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,542 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,349 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,614 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,203 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,715 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,385 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,012 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,122 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,680 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,208 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,090 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cheri reached #3,594 in 1965. As a girl name, it reached #225 in 1967. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cheri
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.