How Many People Are Named Cheril?
An estimated 173 people in the United States have the first name Cheril. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 65 years old, and Cheril peaked in popularity in 1959 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cheril as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Cheril paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 65, Cheril is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1971.
Estimated Living Americans
173
About 1 in 1,981,239 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
65
years old
Peak Year
1959
20 births
Total Registered
231
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cheril
Cheril is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 231 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Cheril as a female name
Ranked #8,996 in 1974
5 female births in 1974
Peak: 1959 (20 births)
Cheril: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cheril span from the 1940s to the 1970s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 94 babies were registered. Cheril has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cheril by Decade
How has Cheril tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Cheril by State
Cheril + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cheril as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cheril
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Cheril: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cheril?
We estimate approximately 173 people named Cheril are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,981,239 Americans share this first name.
Is Cheril a common name?
Cheril is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 231 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cheril most popular?
Cheril reached peak popularity in 1959, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cheril is approximately 65 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cheril a female name?
Cheril is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cheril Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cheril Smith, Cheril Johnson, Cheril Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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