Cheri is an established girls' name that peaked in 1960 and has since faded.
Cheri is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #13,555 for girl births in the United States (and #22,552 across all names), given to 6 babies. Cheri was first reported in SSA data in 1925 and peaked in 1960 (1,410 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | #13,555 | — |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | #10,449 | — |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | #12,416 | — |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | #13,846 | — |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 | #12,723 | — |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | #12,763 | — |
| 2017 | 10 | 10 | #10,124 | — |
| 2015 | 13 | 13 | #8,561 | — |
| 2014 | 12 | 12 | #9,103 | — |
| 2013 | 9 | 9 | #11,212 | — |
| 2012 | 11 | 11 | #9,866 | — |
| 2011 | 10 | 10 | #10,560 | — |
| 2010 | 12 | 12 | #9,357 | — |
| 2009 | 14 | 14 | #8,539 | — |
| 2008 | 14 | 14 | #8,629 | — |
| 2007 | 19 | 19 | #6,884 | — |
| 2006 | 15 | 15 | #7,957 | — |
| 2005 | 16 | 16 | #7,217 | — |
| 2004 | 15 | 15 | #7,472 | — |
| 2003 | 15 | 15 | #7,291 | — |
| 2002 | 16 | 16 | #6,769 | — |
| 2001 | 18 | 18 | #6,121 | — |
| 2000 | 29 | 29 | #4,211 | — |
| 1999 | 35 | 35 | #3,519 | — |
| 1998 | 33 | 33 | #3,587 | — |
| 1997 | 31 | — | #3,642 | — |
| 1996 | 39 | — | #3,043 | — |
| 1995 | 49 | — | #2,561 | — |
| 1994 | 57 | — | #2,296 | — |
| 1993 | 78 | — | #1,842 | — |
| 1992 | 101 | — | #1,539 | — |
| 1991 | 120 | — | #1,360 | — |
| 1990 | 138 | — | #1,219 | — |
| 1989 | 181 | — | #961 | — |
| 1988 | 200 | — | #880 | — |
| 1987 | 222 | — | #791 | — |
| 1986 | 297 | — | #625 | — |
| 1985 | 292 | — | #638 | — |
| 1984 | 335 | — | #557 | — |
| 1983 | 309 | — | #579 | — |
| 1982 | 359 | — | #540 | — |
| 1981 | 395 | — | #506 | — |
| 1980 | 444 | — | #476 | — |
| 1979 | 454 | — | #450 | — |
| 1978 | 496 | — | #411 | — |
| 1977 | 499 | — | #410 | — |
| 1976 | 580 | — | #363 | — |
| 1975 | 733 | — | #310 | — |
| 1974 | 807 | — | #297 | — |
| 1973 | 936 | — | #266 | — |
| 1972 | 995 | — | #265 | — |
| 1971 | 1,084 | — | #265 | — |
| 1970 | 1,179 | — | #260 | — |
| 1969 | 1,148 | — | #255 | — |
| 1968 | 1,232 | — | #235 | — |
| 1967 | 1,305 | — | #225 | — |
| 1966 | 1,078 | — | #257 | — |
| 1965 | 882 | — | #304 | #3,593 |
| 1964 | 1,003 | — | #289 | — |
| 1963 | 1,167 | — | #257 | — |
| 1962 | 1,397 | — | #229 | — |
| 1961 | 1,320 | — | #239 | #3,699 |
| 1960 | 1,410 | — | #227 | — |
| 1959 | 1,336 | — | #237 | — |
| 1958 | 1,203 | — | #249 | — |
| 1957 | 1,112 | — | #257 | — |
| 1956 | 1,047 | — | #262 | — |
| 1955 | 933 | — | #282 | — |
| 1954 | 810 | — | #299 | — |
| 1953 | 820 | — | #291 | — |
| 1952 | 686 | — | #308 | — |
| 1951 | 596 | — | #326 | — |
| 1950 | 544 | — | #330 | — |
| 1949 | 516 | — | #340 | — |
| 1948 | 546 | — | #333 | — |
| 1947 | 731 | — | #287 | — |
| 1946 | 591 | — | #304 | — |
| 1945 | 219 | — | #491 | — |
| 1944 | 187 | — | #531 | — |
| 1943 | 117 | — | #710 | — |
| 1942 | 83 | — | #835 | — |
| 1941 | 55 | — | #987 | — |
| 1940 | 36 | — | #1,222 | — |
| 1939 | 27 | — | #1,431 | — |
| 1938 | 23 | — | #1,603 | — |
| 1937 | 24 | — | #1,542 | — |
| 1936 | 29 | — | #1,349 | — |
| 1935 | 22 | — | #1,614 | — |
| 1934 | 8 | — | #3,203 | — |
| 1933 | 10 | — | #2,715 | — |
| 1932 | 13 | — | #2,385 | — |
| 1931 | 9 | — | #3,012 | — |
| 1930 | 16 | — | #2,122 | — |
| 1929 | 5 | — | #4,680 | — |
| 1928 | 9 | — | #3,208 | — |
| 1925 | 7 | — | #4,091 | — |