Given name

Cheryll

“one who is greatly loved; a darling”

Cheryll is a variant of Cheryl. One English interpretation is “one who is greatly loved; a darling.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Cheryll 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

Cheryll 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 1934. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Cheryll through the years

Babies since 1880
2,628
0 boys · 2,628 girls
Most popular year
1955
162 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Cheryll in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1934–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 1989. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 162 in 1955. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,628 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.

Cheryll’s family of names

Cheryll has a related form in Cheryl.

Walk Cheryll’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

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.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Cheryll, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

English · Literary

Sheryl

“one who is greatly loved; a darling” · “from the bright clearing”

18Very rareEasing

>99% girls

English · Nature

Meryl

“resembling a blackbird” · “of the shining sea”

17Very rareEasing

>99% girls

English · Nature

Cherry

“resembling a fruit-bearing tree”

30RareSteady

>99% girls

French

Cerise

“resembling the cherry”

21RareRising fast

>99% girls

 

Rennie

“one who has been reborn” · “one who is helpful; generous”

18Very rareRising fast

14% boys · 86% girls

Germanic languages · Literary

Charlene

“a small, strong woman”

39RareEasing

>99% girls

Royal

Kathrine

“one who is pure; virginal”

20RareEasing

>99% girls

English

Peggy

Peggy is used as a given name and a surname. Peggy is connected with Maggie and Margaret.

17Very rareEasing

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Cheryll’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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