Is Cherlyn a boy or girl name?

Cherlyn is a girl’s name. Of the 1,870 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Cherlyn

Recorded 1943–2015 · United States

Cherlyn was most popular in 1956, when 70 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,058 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,870 people named Cherlyn.

Cherlyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Cherlyn’s peak in 1956. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Cherlyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Cherlyn is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,870 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Cherlyn

Where Cherlyn is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org