Is Cherish a boy or girl name?
Cherish is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 147 girls and 0 boys were named Cherish, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 11,190 US babies named Cherish were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,480
- Babies named Cherish since 1966
- 11,190
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 461 babies
Boys and girls named Cherish, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 107 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 866 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,722 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,664 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,865 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,130 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 836 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,480 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,597 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,540 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 198 | #1,207 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 221 | #1,106 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 251 | #1,024 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 242 | #1,057 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 258 | #1,007 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 277 | #972 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 289 | #937 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 350 | #802 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 348 | #780 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 360 | #766 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 386 | #716 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 369 | #751 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 422 | #692 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 407 | #732 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 461 | #643 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 371 | #743 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 206 | #1,135 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 232 | #1,017 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 200 | #1,100 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 189 | #1,109 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 196 | #1,086 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 181 | #1,128 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 159 | #1,204 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 155 | #1,196 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 179 | #1,061 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 156 | #1,165 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 162 | #1,096 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,225 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 183 | #1,013 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 168 | #1,077 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 175 | #1,045 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 184 | #995 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 223 | #842 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 199 | #886 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 243 | #744 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 263 | #692 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 192 | #845 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 210 | #767 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 160 | #931 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,309 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,599 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,750 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,518 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,387 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,193 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,225 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,121 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 132 | #940 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,225 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,237 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,550 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,050 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,873 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,307 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,502 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,000 |
Highest rank
Cherish has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #643 in 2007. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cherish
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.