Cheryl Elliott
There are approximately 143 people named Cheryl Elliott living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 2,396,883 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Cheryl with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Elliott. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
143
1 in 2,396,883
Named Cheryl
324K
Alive today
Named Elliott
151K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 324K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1958
Average age: 65
Top Census group: White (83.0%)
Estimated bearers: 151K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #216
Per 100K: 44.13
Top ancestry: White (78.3%)
First name trend
Cheryl: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Cheryl. The peak year was 1958 with 24,177 births. The average person named Cheryl today is 65 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Cheryl
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Cheryl, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 83.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Cheryl described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Cheryl at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White83.0% · 309,147
- Black or African American10.8% · 40,191
- Two or more races2.5% · 9,179
- Hispanic or Latino1.5% · 5,493
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.4% · 5,378
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 2,951
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Elliott surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Elliott, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 78.3%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Elliott described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Elliott at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White78.3% · 103,325
- Black or African American12.9% · 16,995
- Two or more races4.3% · 5,652
- Hispanic or Latino3.2% · 4,258
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 893
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 774
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Cheryl has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0945% of the US population, based on 323,822 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Cheryl right now.
The surname Elliott appears at a rate of 44.13 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0441%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 143 people with the full name Cheryl Elliott. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Cheryl Elliott: questions and answers
How many people are named Cheryl Elliott?
We estimate approximately 143 people in the United States share the full name Cheryl Elliott. That works out to about 1 in 2,396,883 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0945%) with the surname frequency (44.13 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Cheryl Elliott?
We classify Cheryl Elliott as "Very Rare". About 1 in 2,396,883 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Cheryl a male or female name?
Cheryl is predominantly female. Out of 440,480 total SSA registrations, 0.2% were male and 99.8% were female. See the full Cheryl profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people have the full name Cheryl Elliott?
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