Cherish
Girl name · #1375 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 160 baby girls were named Cherish, placing it at #1375 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #937, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 11,250 girls born in 2025 was named Cherish.
The 59-year story
Cherish first appears in the Social Security records in 1966, when 11 girls received the name. Its peak came in 2007, when 461 girls were named Cherish — good for #643 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Cherish per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Cherish in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Cherish is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Cherish will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Cherish is most common
State-level data for Cherish is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Cherish
Statistically, parents drawn to Cherish tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Carleigh, Kyleigh, Taliyah, Cambria, and Camden.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Cherish | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 160 | #1373 |
| 2024 | 148 | #1472 |
| 2023 | 131 | #1595 |
| 2022 | 139 | #1540 |
| 2021 | 199 | #1206 |
| 2020 | 221 | #1105 |
| 2019 | 251 | #1025 |
| 2018 | 242 | #1057 |
| 2017 | 258 | #1005 |
| 2016 | 277 | #971 |
| 2015 | 289 | #937 |
| 2014 | 350 | #801 |
| 2013 | 348 | #780 |
| 2012 | 360 | #766 |
| 2011 | 386 | #716 |
| 2010 | 369 | #751 |
| 2009 | 422 | #692 |
| 2008 | 407 | #732 |
| 2007 | 461 | #643 |
| 2006 | 371 | #743 |
| 2005 | 206 | #1134 |
| 2004 | 232 | #1015 |
| 2003 | 200 | #1100 |
| 2002 | 189 | #1109 |
| 2001 | 196 | #1084 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Cherish a popular girl name?
Cherish ranked #1375 among girls in 2025 with 160 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #937.
When was the name Cherish most popular?
Cherish peaked in 2007, when 461 American girls received the name (ranked #643 that year). Since 2007 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Cherish?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 11,250 newborn American girls was named Cherish. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.