How Many People Are Named Cherilyn?
people named Cherilyn are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 162,291 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,363 babies named Cherilyn in Social Security records from 1941 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
161 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Combination of CHERYL and the popular name suffix lyn.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Cherilyn in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Cherilyn alive today is about 52 years old, and 64% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 44 and 62 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Cherilyn first appears in the records in 1941 and was given most often in 1972, to 161 babies. In 2025, 5 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1941 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Cherilyn has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #824, in 1972. In 2025 it ranked #15,401.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #15,401 |
| Best rank | #824 (1972) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,341 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Cherilyn alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Cherilyn were born in California than in any other state: about 205 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Cherilyn was given 3.7 times as often in California, 2 times in New York and 1.7 times in Texas.
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