Name profile

Cherry

Simply means "cherry" from the name of the fruit, derived from Latin cerasium, Greek κεράσιον.

Usage languagesEnglish
US rank (2025)#3,577

Meaning and history

Simply means “cherry,” taken from the name of the fruit and derived from Latin cerasium and Greek κεράσιον (kerasion). It can also be used as a diminutive of Charity, and has been in use since the late 19th century.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 31 births, rank #4,576
2007: 38 births, rank #4,050
2008: 33 births, rank #4,550
2009: 24 births, rank #5,709
2010: 21 births, rank #6,182
20112011: 26 births, rank #5,207
2012: 39 births, rank #3,915
2013: 35 births, rank #4,156
2014: 46 births, rank #3,425
2015: 43 births, rank #3,595
20162016: 40 births, rank #3,777
2017: 26 births, rank #5,045
2018: 29 births, rank #4,662
2019: 28 births, rank #4,773
2020: 30 births, rank #4,453
20212021: 23 births, rank #5,398
2022: 24 births, rank #5,309
2023: 23 births, rank #5,390
2024: 29 births, rank #4,669
20252025: 42 births, rank #3,577

Cherry moved from #898 to #986 for girls between 1973 and 1974. Its highest annual birth count came in 1947, with 354 births.