How popular is the name Cherish?

Cherish ranks 1,314th among girls' names in US records, with 11,190 births since 1966. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,153.

Is Cherish a unisex name?

No. Cherish is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2007, when 461 children were given the name. It has been in use for 59 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#1,314 of girl names

Pronounced CH EH1 R IH0 SH (ARPABET)

Cherish is a girls' name, and first appears in 1966. It has been given to 11,190 children — the 1,314th most common girls' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 41% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2007, when 461 children were given it.

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Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Cherish?: Cherish ranks 1,314th among girls' names in US records, with 11,190 births since 1966. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,153.
Is Cherish a unisex name?: No. Cherish is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Cherish most popular?: 2007, when 461 children were given the name. It has been in use for 59 years and is still recorded as of 2024.