How Many People Are Named Cherri?
An estimated 3,301 people in the United States have the first name Cherri. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 59 years old, and Cherri peaked in popularity in 1961 with 197 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cherri 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 Cherri paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,301
About 1 in 103,833 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
59
years old
Peak Year
1961
197 births
Total Registered
4,146
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cherri
Cherri is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,146 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Cherri as a female name
Ranked #14,971 in 2014
6 female births in 2014
Peak: 1961 (197 births)
Cherri: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cherri span from the 1940s to the 2010s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 1,412 babies were registered. Cherri has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cherri by Decade
How has Cherri 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.
Cherri by State
Birth registrations for Cherri span all 31 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in New Mexico, Idaho, Arkansas. On average, about 56 Cherris were registered per state.
Cherri + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cherri as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Cherri: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cherri?
We estimate approximately 3,301 people named Cherri 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 103,833 Americans share this first name.
Is Cherri a common name?
Cherri is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,146 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cherri most popular?
Cherri reached peak popularity in 1961, when 197 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cherri is approximately 59 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cherri a female name?
Cherri is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cherri Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cherri Smith, Cherri Johnson, Cherri 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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