Given name
Cherryl
“one who is greatly loved; a darling”
Cherryl is a variant of Cheryl. One English interpretation is “one who is greatly loved; a darling.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cherryl 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
Cherryl 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 1938. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cherryl through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,757
- 0 boys · 1,757 girls
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 105 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 105 in 1947. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,967 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.
Cherryl’s family of names
Cherryl has a related form in Cheryl.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Cherryl, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Charlynn
“a small, strong woman”
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Ezzie
“one who offers help”
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Sheryl
“one who is greatly loved; a darling” · “from the bright clearing”
>99% girls
Meryl
“resembling a blackbird” · “of the shining sea”
>99% girls
Sharan
“rose of Sharon” · “from the plains; a flowering shrub”
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Eilene
“a birdlike woman”
>99% girls