Is Cherry a boy or girl name?
Cherry is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 29 girls and 0 boys were named Cherry, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 98.8% of the 11,674 US babies named Cherry were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,672
- Babies named Cherry since 1880
- 11,674
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 359 babies
Boys and girls named Cherry, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 52 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 108 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 107 | 100% |
| 1910s | 11 | 263 | 96% |
| 1920s | 21 | 565 | 96.4% |
| 1930s | 22 | 842 | 97.5% |
| 1940s | 48 | 2,218 | 97.9% |
| 1950s | 18 | 2,640 | 99.3% |
| 1960s | 6 | 1,626 | 99.6% |
| 1970s | 5 | 1,275 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 5 | 730 | 99.3% |
| 1990s | 0 | 387 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 263 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 333 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 129 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,672 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,419 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,344 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,427 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,470 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,792 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,684 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,079 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,797 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,609 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,444 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,179 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,935 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,241 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,228 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,744 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,564 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 38 | #4,062 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,601 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,602 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,611 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,119 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,126 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,410 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,004 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,900 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,668 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,831 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,575 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,601 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,312 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,837 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,395 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,194 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,351 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,533 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,035 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,923 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,640 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,714 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,399 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,648 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,377 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,439 | 82 | #1,481 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,219 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,245 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,213 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,036 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,125 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,027 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,338 | 124 | #986 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 139 | #898 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 143 | #885 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 155 | #868 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 157 | #856 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 150 | #846 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 145 | #848 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 174 | #743 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 112 | #961 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 140 | #840 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 175 | #782 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 161 | #821 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 163 | #820 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 184 | #774 |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,725 | 222 | #685 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 218 | #678 |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,322 | 231 | #650 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 299 | #555 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 302 | #538 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 250 | #577 |
| 1954 | 6 | #3,506 | 261 | #551 |
| 1953 | 5 | #3,899 | 265 | #527 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 300 | #486 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 268 | #502 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 246 | #522 |
| 1949 | 10 | #2,479 | 292 | #471 |
| 1948 | 10 | #2,469 | 343 | #429 |
| 1947 | 5 | #3,805 | 354 | #434 |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,600 | 317 | #435 |
| 1945 | 8 | #2,595 | 219 | #492 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 197 | #514 |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,622 | 147 | #624 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 144 | #625 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 93 | #736 |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,535 | 112 | #659 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 87 | #727 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 91 | #718 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 81 | #752 |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,632 | 63 | #856 |
| 1935 | 7 | #3,004 | 92 | #701 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 94 | #690 |
| 1933 | 5 | #3,729 | 78 | #747 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 102 | #667 |
| 1931 | 5 | #3,856 | 74 | #786 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 80 | #787 |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,058 | 77 | #804 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 68 | #889 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,002 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,034 |
| 1925 | 6 | #3,813 | 75 | #861 |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,458 | 62 | #972 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,181 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,192 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,018 |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,406 | 34 | #1,355 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,327 |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,279 | 44 | #1,107 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,265 |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,574 | 25 | #1,490 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,098 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,202 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,791 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,183 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,317 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,033 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,302 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,274 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,147 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,237 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,735 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 15 | #941 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,336 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 13 | #978 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,243 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,061 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 11 | #992 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 13 | #970 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,045 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 15 | #846 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,213 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,010 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 13 | #830 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 10 | #969 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,025 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 10 | #880 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,315 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,053 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 10 | #700 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 7 | #869 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 5 | #947 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 7 | #756 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 5 | #848 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 6 | #759 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cherry reached #2,469 in 1948. As a girl name, it reached #429 in 1948. 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 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cherry
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.