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Cher

Short form of Cheryl.

PronunciationAmerican English /ˈʃɛɹ/; British English /ˈʃɛə/
Usage languagesEnglish
US rank (2024)#13,477

Meaning and history

Short form of Cheryl; in the case of the American musician Cher (born 1946), it is a short form of her given name Cherilyn.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20052005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: no US SSA record for this spelling
2007: no US SSA record for this spelling
2008: no US SSA record for this spelling
2009: no US SSA record for this spelling
20102010: no US SSA record for this spelling
2011: no US SSA record for this spelling
2012: no US SSA record for this spelling
2013: no US SSA record for this spelling
2014: 5 births, rank #16,513
20152015: no US SSA record for this spelling
2016: no US SSA record for this spelling
2017: 5 births, rank #15,902
2018: 5 births, rank #15,682
2019: 8 births, rank #11,356
20202020: 8 births, rank #11,090
2021: no US SSA record for this spelling
2022: no US SSA record for this spelling
2023: no US SSA record for this spelling
20242024: 6 births, rank #13,477

Cher moved from #760 to #995 for girls between 1973 and 1975. Its highest annual birth count came in 1972, with 235 births.

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