Cherie
Cherie is an English female given name. It comes from the French chérie, meaning darling. It has also been used as a diminutive of names starting with or containing the sound Cher- or Sher- such as Cherilyn, Cheryl, Sharon, or Sherilyn for females.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Cherie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cherie is an English female given name. It comes from the French chérie, meaning darling. It has also been used as a diminutive of names starting with or containing the sound Cher- or Sher- such as Cherilyn, Cheryl, Sharon, or Sherilyn for females.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Cherie
American parents first put Cherie on the record books as a baby girl name in 1910, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1970, when 1,002 Cheries were born — ranking #290 that year. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 28% of all recorded Cheries. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #7,383 among baby girl names with 14 births, gradually falling (-14%). In total, more than 30K Cheries have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Cherie
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Cherie. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Cherie
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About the name Cherie
Cherie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1910 and has accumulated 30K births in the dataset. Cherie's peak popularity came in 1970 when it ranked #274. Use the chart and map above to compare Cherie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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