# Cheri (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/cheri/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | French |
| Meaning | “darling” |
| Pronunciation | /ʃəˈɹiː/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Cherie, Sherry, Sherri |
| US babies named this | 36,080 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 12 / 36,068 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 24, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

A variant of Sherry or coined from French chéri, chérie (“darling”), not used as a given name in France.

## What it means

Cheri is grouped under love.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 14 | 8,629 |
| 2009 | 14 | 8,539 |
| 2010 | 12 | 9,357 |
| 2011 | 10 | 10,560 |
| 2012 | 11 | 9,866 |
| 2013 | 9 | 11,212 |
| 2014 | 12 | 9,103 |
| 2015 | 13 | 8,561 |
| 2017 | 10 | 10,124 |
| 2018 | 7 | 12,763 |
| 2019 | 7 | 12,723 |
| 2021 | 6 | 13,846 |
| 2023 | 7 | 12,416 |
| 2024 | 9 | 10,449 |
| 2025 | 6 | 13,555 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6 | 3,699 |
| 1965 | 6 | 3,593 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 5 | 2,683 |
| 1997 | 6 | 2,411 |
| 1999 | 6 | 2,444 |
| 2000 | 3 | 3,912 |
| 2007 | 4 | 4,294 |

## People named Cheri

- Cheri Oteri, American comic actress
- Cheri Bustos, American lobbyist, politician, & businessperson (1961-)
- Cheri Beasley, American judge, Senate candidate (2022)
- Cheri Honkala, American activist

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.