How Many People Are Named Cherlyn?
An estimated 1,452 people in the United States have the first name Cherlyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Cherlyn peaked in popularity in 1956 with 70 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cherlyn 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 Cherlyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,452
About 1 in 236,057 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1956
70 births
Total Registered
1,870
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cherlyn
Cherlyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,870 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Cherlyn as a female name
Ranked #13,300 in 2015
7 female births in 2015
Peak: 1956 (70 births)
Cherlyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cherlyn span from the 1940s to the 2010s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 529 babies were registered. Cherlyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cherlyn by Decade
How has Cherlyn 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.
Cherlyn by State
Birth registrations for Cherlyn span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Louisiana, Texas. The lowest are in Nebraska, Mississippi, Missouri. On average, about 28 Cherlyns were registered per state.
Cherlyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cherlyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Cherlyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cherlyn?
We estimate approximately 1,452 people named Cherlyn 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 236,057 Americans share this first name.
Is Cherlyn a common name?
Cherlyn is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,870 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cherlyn most popular?
Cherlyn reached peak popularity in 1956, when 70 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cherlyn is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cherlyn a female name?
Cherlyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cherlyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cherlyn Smith, Cherlyn Johnson, Cherlyn 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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