Cherub
A cherub is one type of supernatural being in the Abrahamic religions. The numerous depictions of cherubim assign to them many different roles, such as protecting the entrance of the Garden of Eden.
Meaning & Origin of Cherub
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
A cherub is one type of supernatural being in the Abrahamic religions. The numerous depictions of cherubim assign to them many different roles, such as protecting the entrance of the Garden of Eden.
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Etymology
The Story of Cherub
The earliest SSA record of Cherub as a baby girl name dates back to 1979, when 5 babies received it. 1997 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Cherub — #10,836 in the national rankings. About 66% of every Cherub on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Cherub last appeared in the published SSA data in 1999, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 29 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Cherub
Cherub is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 29 births in the dataset. Cherub's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #10,836. Use the chart and map above to compare Cherub'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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