Given name & surname
Cherri
“resembling a fruit-bearing tree”
Cherri is a variant of Cherry. One English interpretation is “resembling a fruit-bearing tree.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cherri is a variant of Cherry. One English interpretation is “resembling a fruit-bearing tree.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Cherri is a variant of Cherry. An origin associated with Cherry is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1940. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cherri through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,146
- 0 boys · 4,146 girls
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 197 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 2014. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 197 in 1961. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,635 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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