How Many People Are Named Cherylyn?
An estimated 297 people in the United States have the first name Cherylyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 60 years old, and Cherylyn peaked in popularity in 1947 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cherylyn 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 Cherylyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
297
About 1 in 1,154,055 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
60
years old
Peak Year
1947
16 births
Total Registered
378
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cherylyn
Cherylyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 378 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Cherylyn as a female name
Ranked #13,875 in 1993
5 female births in 1993
Peak: 1947 (16 births)
Cherylyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cherylyn span from the 1940s to the 1990s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 101 babies were registered. Cherylyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cherylyn by Decade
How has Cherylyn 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.
Cherylyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cherylyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Cherylyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cherylyn?
We estimate approximately 297 people named Cherylyn 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 1,154,055 Americans share this first name.
Is Cherylyn a common name?
Cherylyn is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 378 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cherylyn most popular?
Cherylyn reached peak popularity in 1947, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cherylyn is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cherylyn a female name?
Cherylyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cherylyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cherylyn Smith, Cherylyn Johnson, Cherylyn 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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