How Many People Are Named Cherylee?
An estimated 89 people in the United States have the first name Cherylee. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 68 years old, and Cherylee peaked in popularity in 1954 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cherylee 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 Cherylee paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 68, Cherylee is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1968.
- Cherylee is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
89
About 1 in 3,851,172 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
68
years old
Peak Year
1954
13 births
Total Registered
129
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cherylee
Cherylee is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 129 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Cherylee as a female name
Ranked #10,970 in 1985
5 female births in 1985
Peak: 1954 (13 births)
Cherylee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cherylee span from the 1940s to the 1980s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 55 babies were registered. Cherylee has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cherylee by Decade
How has Cherylee 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.
Cherylee + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cherylee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Cherylee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cherylee?
We estimate approximately 89 people named Cherylee 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 3,851,172 Americans share this first name.
Is Cherylee a common name?
Cherylee is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 62.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 129 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cherylee most popular?
Cherylee reached peak popularity in 1954, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cherylee is approximately 68 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cherylee a female name?
Cherylee is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cherylee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cherylee Smith, Cherylee Johnson, Cherylee 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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