Is Cheryl a boy or girl name?
Cheryl is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 37 girls and 0 boys were named Cheryl, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 440,480 US babies named Cheryl were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,970
- Babies named Cheryl since 1909
- 440,480
- Most popular year
- 1958
- 24,177 babies
Boys and girls named Cheryl, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 70 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 268 | 100% |
| 1930s | 5 | 1,300 | 99.6% |
| 1940s | 139 | 70,959 | 99.8% |
| 1950s | 292 | 171,390 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 351 | 135,646 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 139 | 40,393 | 99.7% |
| 1980s | 45 | 14,319 | 99.7% |
| 1990s | 7 | 3,317 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,035 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 611 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 189 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,970 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,476 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,546 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,350 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,471 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,677 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,915 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,935 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,488 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,067 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,936 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,013 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,519 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,701 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,390 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,788 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 91 | #2,188 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,276 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,210 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,881 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,669 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,668 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,746 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,342 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,448 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 173 | #1,133 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,145 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 198 | #986 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 250 | #813 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 255 | #780 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 307 | #685 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 374 | #612 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 441 | #534 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 539 | #457 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,520 | 615 | #415 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 731 | #351 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 889 | #280 |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,127 | 959 | #263 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,924 | 1,031 | #251 |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,770 | 1,224 | #209 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,686 | 1,323 | #202 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 1,562 | #176 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,752 | 1,875 | #159 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,440 | 2,116 | #134 |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,019 | 2,609 | #119 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,472 | 3,210 | #94 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,221 | 3,167 | #94 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,671 | 2,121 | #135 |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,762 | 2,489 | #105 |
| 1975 | 13 | #2,926 | 2,997 | #97 |
| 1974 | 17 | #2,373 | 3,497 | #88 |
| 1973 | 16 | #2,419 | 4,010 | #74 |
| 1972 | 27 | #1,684 | 5,136 | #56 |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,839 | 6,327 | #50 |
| 1970 | 24 | #1,804 | 7,439 | #44 |
| 1969 | 20 | #1,866 | 8,346 | #41 |
| 1968 | 28 | #1,480 | 9,138 | #37 |
| 1967 | 29 | #1,416 | 10,768 | #35 |
| 1966 | 25 | #1,542 | 11,713 | #34 |
| 1965 | 34 | #1,318 | 12,552 | #31 |
| 1964 | 43 | #1,176 | 14,079 | #29 |
| 1963 | 37 | #1,282 | 15,046 | #24 |
| 1962 | 45 | #1,151 | 16,588 | #24 |
| 1961 | 42 | #1,224 | 18,299 | #20 |
| 1960 | 48 | #1,132 | 19,117 | #17 |
| 1959 | 40 | #1,231 | 20,949 | #18 |
| 1958 | 59 | #995 | 24,118 | #13 |
| 1957 | 41 | #1,217 | 22,644 | #16 |
| 1956 | 25 | #1,572 | 21,279 | #18 |
| 1955 | 32 | #1,343 | 19,110 | #19 |
| 1954 | 26 | #1,501 | 15,015 | #22 |
| 1953 | 19 | #1,774 | 12,265 | #28 |
| 1952 | 17 | #1,871 | 12,201 | #31 |
| 1951 | 19 | #1,735 | 11,986 | #30 |
| 1950 | 14 | #2,040 | 11,823 | #29 |
| 1949 | 17 | #1,831 | 12,007 | #28 |
| 1948 | 20 | #1,661 | 13,220 | #25 |
| 1947 | 21 | #1,657 | 13,890 | #24 |
| 1946 | 23 | #1,479 | 11,526 | #27 |
| 1945 | 20 | #1,505 | 8,149 | #32 |
| 1944 | 22 | #1,445 | 7,972 | #36 |
| 1943 | 16 | #1,848 | 2,878 | #102 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 591 | #280 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 442 | #309 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 284 | #410 |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,568 | 289 | #390 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 397 | #312 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 145 | #563 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 94 | #688 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 99 | #668 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 76 | #768 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 60 | #867 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,005 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 49 | #999 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,145 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,108 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,116 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,428 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,631 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,902 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,883 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,562 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,129 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,137 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,614 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,667 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,219 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,660 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,312 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 7 | #2,943 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 5 | #3,043 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,265 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cheryl reached #995 in 1958. As a girl name, it reached #13 in 1958. 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 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cheryl
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.