Given name
Cherlyn
“one who is dearly loved”
Cherlyn is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “one who is dearly loved.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “one who is dearly loved.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1943. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cherlyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,870
- 0 boys · 1,870 girls
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 70 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 7 in 2015. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 70 in 1956. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,616 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.
Cherlyn’s family of names
Cherlyn has a related form in Cherlynn. Cherlyn has a related form in Cherlin. Cherlyn has a related form in Cherlinn.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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