Cherish is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Cherish means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Cherish across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Cherish has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Cherish is a girl name of English origin meaning “to treasure, to hold dear”. A word name from the English verb cherish.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 11,352 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 318 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Cherish per year, United States (1966 to 2025). United States peaked in 2007 (461/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2009 (25/yr).
Cherish is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2007, when it ranked #1,195 nationally (given to 477 babies that year).
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