How Many People Are Named Cherl?
An estimated 292 people in the United States have the first name Cherl. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 64 years old, and Cherl peaked in popularity in 1962 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cherl 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 Cherl paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
292
About 1 in 1,173,816 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
64
years old
Peak Year
1962
24 births
Total Registered
383
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cherl
Cherl is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 383 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Cherl as a female name
Ranked #10,015 in 1978
5 female births in 1978
Peak: 1962 (24 births)
Cherl: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cherl span from the 1940s to the 1970s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 141 babies were registered. While Cherl is less common than at its peak in the 1960s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Cherl by Decade
How has Cherl 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.
Cherl by State
Cherl + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cherl as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cherl
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Cherl: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cherl?
We estimate approximately 292 people named Cherl 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 1,173,816 Americans share this first name.
Is Cherl a common name?
Cherl is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 383 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cherl most popular?
Cherl reached peak popularity in 1962, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cherl is approximately 64 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cherl a female name?
Cherl is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cherl Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cherl Smith, Cherl Johnson, Cherl 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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