Is Cherryl a boy or girl name?

Cherryl is a girl’s name. Of the 1,757 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Name Legacy

Cherryl

Recorded 1938–1993 · United States

Cherryl was most popular in 1947, when 105 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,475 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,757 people named Cherryl.

Cherryl over time

Births per year. The dot marks Cherryl’s peak in 1947. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Cherryl a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Cherryl is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,757 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 Cherryl

Where Cherryl 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