Cheryl
A girls’ name of French origin, meaning beloved; a form of Cherie or Charity.
Cheryl by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Cheryl. In the US, 55 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 24,113 babies in 1958, so it is a 1950s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Cherie
Like Cheryl, each of these traces back to Cherie: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Names that come from Cheryl
Forms of Cheryl in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Cheryl. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Cheryl
Names that are said the same way as Cheryl, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean love
Like Cheryl, each of these has love in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Milagracious, dear1,014 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
- Rosethe rose flower; symbol of love666 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mollybeloved; a diminutive of Mary405 in England and Wales (2025)
- Freyalady; goddess of love1,802 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amybeloved1,724 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Cheryl
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