Is Cherokee a boy or girl name?
Cherokee is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 13 girls and 0 boys were named Cherokee, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 88.4% of the 2,903 US babies named Cherokee were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #8,023
- Babies named Cherokee since 1920
- 2,903
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 174 babies
Boys and girls named Cherokee, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 10 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1940s | 0 | 15 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 36 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 21 | 100% |
| 1970s | 17 | 147 | 89.6% |
| 1980s | 12 | 199 | 94.3% |
| 1990s | 200 | 1,067 | 84.2% |
| 2000s | 91 | 674 | 88.1% |
| 2010s | 17 | 302 | 94.7% |
| 2020s | 0 | 95 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,023 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,990 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,129 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,862 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,910 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,026 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,255 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,625 | 31 | #4,502 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,532 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,404 | 30 | #4,616 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,681 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,524 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,742 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,854 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,870 | 26 | #5,273 |
| 2009 | 6 | #11,240 | 25 | #5,574 |
| 2008 | 7 | #10,044 | 40 | #3,951 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,800 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,360 | 51 | #3,231 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,288 | 54 | #2,974 |
| 2004 | 6 | #10,178 | 82 | #2,179 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,324 | 82 | #2,130 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,450 | 89 | #1,969 |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,510 | 91 | #1,905 |
| 2000 | 19 | #4,082 | 118 | #1,534 |
| 1999 | 18 | #4,006 | 122 | #1,433 |
| 1998 | 19 | #3,725 | 143 | #1,265 |
| 1997 | 27 | #2,834 | 126 | #1,363 |
| 1996 | 23 | #3,123 | 135 | #1,279 |
| 1995 | 40 | #2,059 | 134 | #1,261 |
| 1994 | 37 | #2,186 | 124 | #1,348 |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,522 | 92 | #1,643 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,293 | 89 | #1,691 |
| 1991 | 8 | #6,038 | 62 | #2,137 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,864 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,669 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,817 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,584 | 12 | #5,988 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,790 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,004 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,469 | 15 | #4,775 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,925 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,440 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,014 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,021 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,144 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,163 | 20 | #3,653 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,393 |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,028 | 23 | #3,111 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,600 | 18 | #3,656 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,264 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 13 | #4,402 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,571 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,720 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,765 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,913 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,983 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,389 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,255 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,518 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,812 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,562 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,348 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,356 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,728 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,140 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,106 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cherokee reached #2,059 in 1995. As a girl name, it reached #1,261 in 1995. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cherokee
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.