Given name
Cherlynn
“one who is dearly loved”
Cherlynn is a variant of Cherlyn. One American interpretation is “one who is dearly loved.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cherlynn is a variant of Cherlyn. One American interpretation is “one who is dearly loved.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Cherlynn is a variant of Cherlyn. An origin associated with Cherlyn is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1946. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cherlynn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 255
- 0 boys · 255 girls
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 18 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 6 in 1992. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 18 in 1975. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 290 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.
Cherlynn’s family of names
Cherlynn has a related form in Cherlyn.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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