Cherokee is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1995 and has since faded.
Cherokee is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #13,556 for girl births in the United States (and #22,553 across all names), given to 6 babies. Cherokee was first reported in SSA data in 1920 and peaked in 1998 (143 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | #13,556 | — |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | #8,056 | — |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | #6,999 | — |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | #8,134 | — |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | #4,866 | — |
| 2020 | 26 | 26 | #4,912 | — |
| 2019 | 20 | 20 | #6,028 | — |
| 2018 | 33 | 33 | #4,255 | — |
| 2017 | 36 | 36 | #4,503 | #12,629 |
| 2016 | 44 | 44 | #3,534 | — |
| 2015 | 35 | 35 | #4,616 | #12,406 |
| 2014 | 30 | 30 | #4,681 | — |
| 2013 | 19 | 19 | #6,524 | — |
| 2012 | 30 | 30 | #4,742 | — |
| 2011 | 39 | 39 | #3,854 | — |
| 2010 | 33 | 33 | #5,273 | #9,873 |
| 2009 | 31 | 31 | #5,575 | #11,240 |
| 2008 | 47 | 47 | #3,951 | #10,044 |
| 2007 | 42 | 42 | #3,800 | — |
| 2006 | 56 | 56 | #3,231 | #12,362 |
| 2005 | 61 | 61 | #2,974 | #9,290 |
| 2004 | 88 | 88 | #2,179 | #10,178 |
| 2003 | 93 | 93 | #2,130 | #6,325 |
| 2002 | 102 | 102 | #1,969 | #5,451 |
| 2001 | 108 | 108 | #1,905 | #4,510 |
| 2000 | 137 | 137 | #1,534 | #4,082 |
| 1999 | 140 | 140 | #1,433 | #4,007 |
| 1998 | 162 | 162 | #1,265 | #3,725 |
| 1997 | 153 | — | #1,363 | #2,834 |
| 1996 | 158 | — | #1,279 | #3,123 |
| 1995 | 174 | — | #1,262 | #2,059 |
| 1994 | 161 | — | #1,348 | #2,186 |
| 1993 | 110 | — | #1,643 | #3,523 |
| 1992 | 99 | — | #1,691 | #5,292 |
| 1991 | 70 | — | #2,137 | #6,038 |
| 1990 | 40 | — | #2,864 | — |
| 1989 | 42 | — | #2,669 | — |
| 1988 | 24 | — | #3,817 | — |
| 1987 | 19 | — | #5,988 | #5,584 |
| 1986 | 34 | — | #2,790 | — |
| 1985 | 20 | — | #4,005 | — |
| 1984 | 20 | — | #4,775 | #6,470 |
| 1983 | 14 | — | #4,925 | — |
| 1982 | 10 | — | #6,441 | — |
| 1981 | 14 | — | #5,015 | — |
| 1980 | 14 | — | #5,021 | — |
| 1979 | 13 | — | #5,143 | — |
| 1978 | 26 | — | #3,653 | #5,163 |
| 1977 | 22 | — | #3,392 | — |
| 1976 | 29 | — | #3,111 | #5,027 |
| 1975 | 23 | — | #3,657 | #5,600 |
| 1974 | 14 | — | #4,264 | — |
| 1973 | 13 | — | #4,402 | — |
| 1972 | 17 | — | #3,571 | — |
| 1971 | 7 | — | #6,719 | — |
| 1969 | 10 | — | #4,765 | — |
| 1964 | 5 | — | #6,913 | — |
| 1963 | 6 | — | #5,983 | — |
| 1959 | 5 | — | #6,390 | — |
| 1957 | 9 | — | #4,256 | — |
| 1956 | 8 | — | #4,518 | — |
| 1955 | 7 | — | #4,812 | — |
| 1952 | 7 | — | #4,562 | — |
| 1949 | 5 | — | #5,348 | — |
| 1948 | 5 | — | #5,356 | — |
| 1942 | 5 | — | #4,729 | — |
| 1922 | 5 | — | #5,140 | — |
| 1920 | 5 | — | #5,106 | — |