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01 / Meaning & origin
Cherish is a feminine given name documented in English.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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6 countries with official statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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Statistics + language records
United States, 2025: 160 girls (rank 1373). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Cherish
Recorded category girls
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1915 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1916 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1917 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1918 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1919 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1920 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1921 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1922 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1923 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1924 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1925 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1926 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1927 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1928 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1929 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1930 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1931 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1932 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1933 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1934 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1935 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1936 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1937 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1938 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1939 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1940 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1941 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1942 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1943 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1944 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1945 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1946 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1947 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1948 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1949 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1950 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1951 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1952 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1953 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1954 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1955 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1956 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1957 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1958 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1959 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1960 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1961 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1962 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1963 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1964 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1965 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1966 | 11 | 3,959 | observed |
| 1967 | 24 | 2,492 | observed |
| 1968 | 28 | 2,296 | observed |
| 1969 | 44 | 1,871 | observed |
| 1970 | 40 | 2,043 | observed |
| 1971 | 63 | 1,546 | observed |
| 1972 | 85 | 1,236 | observed |
| 1973 | 86 | 1,226 | observed |
| 1974 | 132 | 938 | observed |
| 1975 | 104 | 1,119 | observed |
| 1976 | 92 | 1,225 | observed |
| 1977 | 103 | 1,191 | observed |
| 1978 | 84 | 1,386 | observed |
| 1979 | 77 | 1,517 | observed |
| 1980 | 63 | 1,749 | observed |
| 1981 | 73 | 1,596 | observed |
| 1982 | 96 | 1,308 | observed |
| 1983 | 160 | 929 | observed |
| 1984 | 210 | 766 | observed |
| 1985 | 192 | 846 | observed |
| 1986 | 263 | 692 | observed |
| 1987 | 243 | 744 | observed |
| 1988 | 199 | 885 | observed |
| 1989 | 223 | 842 | observed |
| 1990 | 184 | 994 | observed |
| 1991 | 175 | 1,044 | observed |
| 1992 | 168 | 1,076 | observed |
| 1993 | 183 | 1,013 | observed |
| 1994 | 143 | 1,224 | observed |
| 1995 | 162 | 1,096 | observed |
| 1996 | 156 | 1,164 | observed |
| 1997 | 179 | 1,061 | observed |
| 1998 | 155 | 1,195 | observed |
| 1999 | 159 | 1,204 | observed |
| 2000 | 181 | 1,127 | observed |
| 2001 | 196 | 1,084 | observed |
| 2002 | 189 | 1,109 | observed |
| 2003 | 200 | 1,100 | observed |
| 2004 | 232 | 1,015 | observed |
| 2005 | 206 | 1,134 | observed |
| 2006 | 371 | 743 | observed |
| 2007 | 461 | 643 | observed |
| 2008 | 407 | 732 | observed |
| 2009 | 422 | 692 | observed |
| 2010 | 369 | 751 | observed |
| 2011 | 386 | 716 | observed |
| 2012 | 360 | 766 | observed |
| 2013 | 348 | 780 | observed |
| 2014 | 350 | 801 | observed |
| 2015 | 289 | 937 | observed |
| 2016 | 277 | 971 | observed |
| 2017 | 258 | 1,005 | observed |
| 2018 | 242 | 1,057 | observed |
| 2019 | 251 | 1,025 | observed |
| 2020 | 221 | 1,105 | observed |
| 2021 | 199 | 1,206 | observed |
| 2022 | 139 | 1,540 | observed |
| 2023 | 131 | 1,595 | observed |
| 2024 | 148 | 1,472 | observed |
| 2025 | 160 | 1,373 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Cherish” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
No historical attestations or sourced notable bearers are recorded yet. Historical databases are being evaluated for reuse permission; nothing is listed until a record can be cited.
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
British Columbia — 100 Years of Popular Baby Names (first names used 5 or more times), 1926-2025
Government of British Columbia, Vital Statistics Agency · OGL-BC (Open Government License - British Columbia; version not stated on the page) · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
