Cherry is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Cherry means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Cherry across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Cherry has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Cherry is a girl name of English origin meaning “the cherry fruit, or dear”. A word name, also a pet form of Charity or Cherie.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 11,716 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 819 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 26 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 Cherry per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1947 (359/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2011 (69/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2014 (5/yr).
Cherry has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1947, when it ranked #785 nationally (given to 359 babies that year).
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