Feminine dossier · first seen 1966

Cherish

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Cherish
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2007

Peak era

2007

Peak rank proxy

461

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1966Peak 20072024

Peak year

2007

Decline from peak

68.1%

2024

147

All-time

11,190

Cherish is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2007, when 461 girls were named Cherish.

In 2024, only 147 girls were given the name.

Down 68.1% from its peak.

All told, about 11,190 Americans have been named Cherish and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1966.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2007

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