Cherri
A feminine variation of the English name Cherry, referring to the small stone fruit.
Name Census estimates that about 3,301 living Americans carry the first name Cherri. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Cherri today is around 59 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Cherri births was 1961 (197 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Cherri. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Cherri with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
3.3K
~ 1 in 103,833 Americans
Peak year
1961
197 babies that year
Average age
59
years old
2014 SSA rank
#14,971
Tracked since 1940
Census
Cherri in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 3,637 people with the first name Cherri, which placed it at #4,908 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#4,908
National first-name rank
People counted
3.6K
3,637 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
75.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Cherri
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Cherri is White at 75.4%. The next largest groups are Black (16.3%) and Two or More Races (3.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Cherri described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Cherri at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White75.4% · 2,742
- Black or African American16.3% · 594
- Two or more races3.9% · 141
- Hispanic or Latino2.1% · 78
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.5% · 54
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 28
Popularity
Cherri: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Cherri from the 1940s through to the 2010s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 1,412 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1960s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Cherri by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Cherri during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Cherris live
The SSA's state-level files cover 31 states and territories. California, Texas, Ohio recorded the most babies named Cherri, while New Mexico, Idaho, Arkansas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 56 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Cherri
The given name Cherri is a modern variation of the English name Cherry, which originated from the Old French word "cherise" meaning the fruit cherry. The name likely came into use as a descriptive nickname or surname during the Middle Ages for someone with a bright red complexion or ruddy cheeks, reminiscent of the color of cherries.
While the name Cherri does not have a long historical lineage, its older counterpart Cherry has been used for centuries. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name was in the 14th century, when a woman named Cherry Baude was mentioned in the Suffolk Rolls of 1345. In the 16th century, playwright William Shakespeare made reference to a character named Cherry in his play The Two Gentlemen of Verona.
Notable historical figures with the name Cherry include Cherry Ingram (1880-1962), an English horticulturist and botanist who is credited with saving the Maddenii rhododendron from extinction. Cherry Jones (born 1956) is an American actress known for her roles in theatre, film, and television, winning a Tony Award for her performance in the play Doubt.
In the world of sports, Cherry Hill (1919-2004) was an Australian cricketer who played domestically for New South Wales and had a successful career as a right-handed opening batsman. Cherry Pryor (1909-1981) was a British aviator and one of the first women to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1933.
Another notable figure was Cherry Wilder (1930-2002), a New Zealand-born author who wrote several bestselling novels and was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1994 for her services to literature.
While the name Cherri is a more modern spelling variation, it shares the same origins and meanings as its older counterpart Cherry, reflecting a connection to the vibrant red fruit and its associated qualities of brightness and vibrancy.
People
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.
Related
Other names starting with C
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Cherri: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cherri?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 3,301 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Cherri going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 103,833 US residents.
Is Cherri a common name?
We classify Cherri as "Rare". It ranks above 95.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 4,146 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Cherri most popular?
The single biggest year for Cherri was 1961, when 197 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Cherri is about 59 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Cherri in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 3,637 people with the name Cherri, or 1.20 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #4,908 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Cherri in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Cherri?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Cherri appears almost entirely female. Of the 3,635 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Cherri?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Cherri is White at 75.4%. The next largest groups are Black (16.3%) and Two or More Races (3.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Cherri most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Cherri in the 2020 Census, accounting for 75.4% (2,742 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Cherri in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Cherri a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Cherri in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Cherri still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Cherri in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Cherri can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Cherri?
Find out how many people share the name Cherri on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.