How Many People Are Named Cherlynn?
An estimated 208 people in the United States have the first name Cherlynn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 57 years old, and Cherlynn peaked in popularity in 1975 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cherlynn 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 Cherlynn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
208
About 1 in 1,647,857 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1975
18 births
Total Registered
255
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cherlynn
Cherlynn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 255 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Cherlynn as a female name
Ranked #12,055 in 1992
6 female births in 1992
Peak: 1975 (18 births)
Cherlynn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cherlynn span from the 1940s to the 1990s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 70 babies were registered. Cherlynn has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cherlynn by Decade
How has Cherlynn 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.
Cherlynn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cherlynn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Cherlynn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cherlynn?
We estimate approximately 208 people named Cherlynn 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 1,647,857 Americans share this first name.
Is Cherlynn a common name?
Cherlynn is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 255 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cherlynn most popular?
Cherlynn reached peak popularity in 1975, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cherlynn is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cherlynn a female name?
Cherlynn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cherlynn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cherlynn Smith, Cherlynn Johnson, Cherlynn 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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