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Cherish

Cherish holds the #1373 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 160 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #1105 in 2020 to #1373 today. Its strongest year on record was 2007 (#643 nationally, 461 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1966. The name's biggest fan base is in Indiana (#651 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1373
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#643
in 2007 (2000s)
Babies in 2025
160
girls named Cherish

Cherish popularity, 1880–2025

0.006%0.013%0.019%0.026%18801900192019401960198020002020#643 in 2007
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2007

Where Cherish is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Cherish in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Cherish in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Cherish in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Cherish in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Cherish in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Cherish in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Cherish in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Cherish in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Cherish in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Cherish in 2025WI—Michigan: #1061 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MI#1061New York: #1654 (7 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1654Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Cherish in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Cherish in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Cherish in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Cherish in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Cherish in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Cherish in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Cherish in 2025IA—Illinois: #1014 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#1014Indiana: #651 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)IN#651Ohio: #1134 (7 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)OH#1134Pennsylvania: #1392 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)PA#1392New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Cherish in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Cherish in 2025CT—California: #2276 (8 girls, 0.00% of girls born 2025)CA#2276Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Cherish in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Cherish in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Cherish in 2025NE—Missouri: #926 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MO#926Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Cherish in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Cherish in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Cherish in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Cherish in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Cherish in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Cherish in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Cherish in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Cherish in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Cherish in 2025AR—Tennessee: #748 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)TN#748North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Cherish in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Cherish in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Cherish in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Cherish in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Cherish in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Cherish in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Cherish in 2025AL—Georgia: #710 (14 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)GA#710Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Cherish in 2025HI—Texas: #2210 (9 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#2210Florida: #1000 (15 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)FL#1000
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Indiana (#651), Georgia (#710), Tennessee (#748)

Uniqueness score

57/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Cherish in the most recent year of SSA data.

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