Meaning and history
Probably derived from the Creek word tciloki, meaning “people of a different speech,” Cherokee is the name of a Native American people who live in eastern North America.
20062006: 51 births, rank #3,224
2007: 42 births, rank #3,786
2008: 40 births, rank #3,936
2009: 25 births, rank #5,537
2010: 26 births, rank #5,247
20112011: 39 births, rank #3,843
2012: 30 births, rank #4,707
2013: 19 births, rank #6,462
2014: 30 births, rank #4,657
2015: 30 births, rank #4,584
20162016: 44 births, rank #3,523
2017: 31 births, rank #4,477
2018: 33 births, rank #4,237
2019: 20 births, rank #5,986
2020: 26 births, rank #4,880
20212021: 27 births, rank #4,833
2022: 13 births, rank #8,032
2023: 16 births, rank #6,922
2024: 13 births, rank #7,967
20252025: 6 births, rank #13,208
In 2025, 6 babies were recorded with the name Cherokee, ranking #13,208 among girls.