Cherry is an established variant of Cheri that peaked in 1947 and has since faded.
Cherry is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #3,588 for girl births in the United States (and #6,324 across all names), given to 42 babies. Cherry was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1947 (354 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | #3,588 | — |
| 2024 | 29 | 29 | #4,691 | — |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | #5,422 | — |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | #5,347 | — |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | #5,432 | — |
| 2020 | 30 | 30 | #4,471 | — |
| 2019 | 28 | 28 | #4,795 | — |
| 2018 | 29 | 29 | #4,686 | — |
| 2017 | 26 | 26 | #5,080 | — |
| 2016 | 40 | 40 | #3,798 | — |
| 2015 | 43 | 43 | #3,611 | — |
| 2014 | 46 | 46 | #3,445 | — |
| 2013 | 35 | 35 | #4,179 | — |
| 2012 | 39 | 39 | #3,937 | — |
| 2011 | 26 | 26 | #5,241 | — |
| 2010 | 21 | 21 | #6,228 | — |
| 2009 | 24 | 24 | #5,744 | — |
| 2008 | 33 | 33 | #4,564 | — |
| 2007 | 38 | 38 | #4,063 | — |
| 2006 | 31 | 31 | #4,601 | — |
| 2005 | 29 | 29 | #4,604 | — |
| 2004 | 22 | 22 | #5,611 | — |
| 2003 | 19 | 19 | #6,119 | — |
| 2002 | 15 | 15 | #7,126 | — |
| 2001 | 21 | 21 | #5,410 | — |
| 2000 | 31 | 31 | #4,004 | — |
| 1999 | 22 | 22 | #4,900 | — |
| 1998 | 32 | 32 | #3,668 | — |
| 1997 | 29 | — | #3,831 | — |
| 1996 | 31 | — | #3,575 | — |
| 1995 | 30 | — | #3,601 | — |
| 1994 | 34 | — | #3,312 | — |
| 1993 | 42 | — | #2,838 | — |
| 1992 | 54 | — | #2,395 | — |
| 1991 | 60 | — | #2,194 | — |
| 1990 | 53 | — | #2,351 | — |
| 1989 | 45 | — | #2,533 | — |
| 1988 | 58 | — | #2,035 | — |
| 1987 | 59 | — | #1,923 | — |
| 1986 | 72 | — | #1,640 | — |
| 1985 | 67 | — | #1,714 | — |
| 1984 | 83 | — | #1,399 | — |
| 1983 | 67 | — | #1,648 | — |
| 1982 | 89 | — | #1,377 | — |
| 1981 | 87 | — | #1,481 | #6,438 |
| 1980 | 108 | — | #1,219 | — |
| 1979 | 103 | — | #1,245 | — |
| 1978 | 103 | — | #1,213 | — |
| 1977 | 128 | — | #1,036 | — |
| 1976 | 106 | — | #1,125 | — |
| 1975 | 117 | — | #1,027 | — |
| 1974 | 129 | — | #986 | #5,338 |
| 1973 | 139 | — | #898 | — |
| 1972 | 143 | — | #885 | — |
| 1971 | 155 | — | #868 | — |
| 1970 | 157 | — | #857 | — |
| 1969 | 150 | — | #846 | — |
| 1968 | 145 | — | #848 | — |
| 1967 | 174 | — | #743 | — |
| 1966 | 112 | — | #961 | — |
| 1965 | 140 | — | #840 | — |
| 1964 | 175 | — | #782 | — |
| 1963 | 161 | — | #821 | — |
| 1962 | 163 | — | #820 | — |
| 1961 | 184 | — | #774 | — |
| 1960 | 228 | — | #684 | #3,724 |
| 1959 | 218 | — | #677 | — |
| 1958 | 238 | — | #650 | #3,321 |
| 1957 | 299 | — | #555 | — |
| 1956 | 302 | — | #538 | — |
| 1955 | 250 | — | #577 | — |
| 1954 | 267 | — | #551 | #3,506 |
| 1953 | 270 | — | #527 | #3,898 |
| 1952 | 300 | — | #486 | — |
| 1951 | 268 | — | #502 | — |
| 1950 | 246 | — | #522 | — |
| 1949 | 302 | — | #471 | #2,478 |
| 1948 | 353 | — | #429 | #2,469 |
| 1947 | 359 | — | #434 | #3,805 |
| 1946 | 322 | — | #435 | #3,601 |
| 1945 | 227 | — | #492 | #2,595 |
| 1944 | 197 | — | #514 | — |
| 1943 | 152 | — | #624 | #3,622 |
| 1942 | 144 | — | #625 | — |
| 1941 | 93 | — | #736 | — |
| 1940 | 117 | — | #659 | #3,535 |
| 1939 | 87 | — | #727 | — |
| 1938 | 91 | — | #718 | — |
| 1937 | 81 | — | #752 | — |
| 1936 | 68 | — | #856 | #3,632 |
| 1935 | 99 | — | #701 | #3,004 |
| 1934 | 94 | — | #690 | — |
| 1933 | 83 | — | #747 | #3,729 |
| 1932 | 102 | — | #667 | — |
| 1931 | 79 | — | #786 | #3,856 |
| 1930 | 80 | — | #787 | — |
| 1929 | 82 | — | #804 | #4,058 |
| 1928 | 68 | — | #889 | — |
| 1927 | 58 | — | #1,002 | — |
| 1926 | 52 | — | #1,034 | — |
| 1925 | 81 | — | #861 | #3,813 |
| 1924 | 67 | — | #972 | #4,458 |
| 1923 | 43 | — | #1,181 | — |
| 1922 | 42 | — | #1,192 | — |
| 1921 | 54 | — | #1,018 | — |
| 1920 | 39 | — | #1,355 | #4,406 |
| 1919 | 34 | — | #1,327 | — |
| 1918 | 49 | — | #1,107 | #4,279 |
| 1917 | 33 | — | #1,265 | — |
| 1916 | 31 | — | #1,490 | #3,574 |
| 1915 | 38 | — | #1,098 | — |
| 1914 | 26 | — | #1,202 | — |
| 1913 | 12 | — | #1,791 | — |
| 1912 | 20 | — | #1,183 | — |
| 1911 | 13 | — | #1,317 | — |
| 1910 | 18 | — | #1,033 | — |
| 1909 | 11 | — | #1,302 | — |
| 1908 | 11 | — | #1,274 | — |
| 1907 | 12 | — | #1,147 | — |
| 1906 | 10 | — | #1,237 | — |
| 1905 | 6 | — | #1,735 | — |
| 1904 | 15 | — | #941 | — |
| 1903 | 8 | — | #1,336 | — |
| 1902 | 13 | — | #978 | — |
| 1901 | 8 | — | #1,243 | — |
| 1900 | 13 | — | #1,061 | — |
| 1899 | 11 | — | #992 | — |
| 1898 | 13 | — | #970 | — |
| 1897 | 10 | — | #1,045 | — |
| 1896 | 15 | — | #846 | — |
| 1895 | 8 | — | #1,213 | — |
| 1894 | 10 | — | #1,010 | — |
| 1893 | 13 | — | #830 | — |
| 1892 | 10 | — | #969 | — |
| 1891 | 8 | — | #1,025 | — |
| 1890 | 10 | — | #880 | — |
| 1889 | 5 | — | #1,315 | — |
| 1888 | 7 | — | #1,053 | — |
| 1885 | 10 | — | #700 | — |
| 1884 | 7 | — | #869 | — |
| 1883 | 5 | — | #947 | — |
| 1882 | 7 | — | #756 | — |
| 1881 | 5 | — | #848 | — |
| 1880 | 6 | — | #759 | — |