How Many People Are Named Cherish?
people named Cherish are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 30,636 people in the US has this name
Based on 11,352 babies named Cherish in Social Security records from 1966 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
461 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the English word meaning "to treasure".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Cherish in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Cherish alive today is about 23 years old, and 68% are under 30. Half of them were between 12 and 34 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Cherish first appears in the records in 1966 and was given most often in 2007, to 461 babies. In 2025, 160 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1966 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Cherish has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #643, in 2007. In 2025 it ranked #1,374.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,374 |
| Best rank | #643 (2007) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #876 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Cherish alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Cherish were born in California than in any other state: about 1,204 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Cherish was given 4.1 times as often in Hawaii, 2.1 times in South Carolina and 1.9 times in Louisiana.
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