Given name
Cherilynn
“one who is greatly loved; a darling”
Cherilynn is a variant of Cheryl. One English interpretation is “one who is greatly loved; a darling.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cherilynn is a variant of Cheryl. One English interpretation is “one who is greatly loved; a darling.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Cherilynn is a variant of Cheryl. An origin associated with Cheryl is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1947. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cherilynn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 216
- 0 boys · 216 girls
- Most popular year
- 1974
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1993. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 13 in 1974. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 288 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Cherilynn’s family of names
Cherilynn has a related form in Cheryl.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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