Cherry
English name from the fruit, whose word came through Old North French from the Greek kerasos; it also stood in for Charity and Cherie.
Cherry in 2025
Cherry was given to 42 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 6,324th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 78,937 babies born.
The history of Cherry
Cherry reached its highest point in 1947, when 359 babies were given the name, ranking 785th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 778th, in 1948.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 11,716 babies have been named Cherry. Half of them were born before 1955, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Cherry by decade
| Decade | Babies named Cherry | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 52 | 1,271 |
| 1890s | 108 | 1,331 |
| 1900s | 107 | 1,491 |
| 1910s | 274 | 1,685 |
| 1920s | 586 | 1,401 |
| 1930s | 864 | 1,217 |
| 1940s | 2,266 | 778 |
| 1950s | 2,658 | 870 |
| 1960s | 1,632 | 1,176 |
| 1970s | 1,280 | 1,491 |
| 1980s | 735 | 2,017 |
| 1990s | 387 | 3,576 |
| 2000s | 263 | 6,684 |
| 2010s | 333 | 5,932 |
| 2020s | 171 | 6,324 |
Where Cherry is heading
Cherry has held roughly steady over the past decade, from 43 babies in 2015 to 42 in 2025.
Names like Cherry
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Cherry.