Given name & surname
Cherie
“one who is greatly loved; a darling”
Cherie is a variant of Cher. One French interpretation is “one who is greatly loved; a darling.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cherie is a variant of Cher. One French interpretation is “one who is greatly loved; a darling.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Cherie is a variant of Cher. An origin associated with Cher is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1910. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cherie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 29,995
- 26 boys · 29,969 girls
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 1,002 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #8,470 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −11%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,470 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 11.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,002 in 1970. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 25,040 as a first name in 2020; 119 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Cherie’s family of names
In English usage, Cherie has a related form in Cheri. Cherie has a related form in Cher.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Cherie
- Cherie BlairBritish barrister and wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair (born 1954)
- Cherie CurrieAmerican rock musician, actress, and woodcarver, former member of The Runawaysborn 1959
- Cherie ChungHong Kong actressborn 1960
- Cherie LunghiEnglish actress and voice over artistborn 1952
- Cherie PriestAmerican writerborn 1975
- Cherie Piperice hockey playerborn 1981
- Cherie JohnsonAmerican actress and writer (born 1975)
- Cherie RobertsAmerican artist and modelborn 1978
- Cherie BennettAmerican writer and entertainerborn 1960
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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