# Cherilyn (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/cherilyn/  
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 | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | Cher |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 2,363 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 2,363 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 6, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Cheryl + -lyn.

## 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 9 | 8,956 |
| 1997 | 16 | 5,930 |
| 1998 | 11 | 8,112 |
| 1999 | 23 | 4,752 |
| 2000 | 15 | 6,875 |
| 2001 | 14 | 7,399 |
| 2002 | 5 | 15,945 |
| 2003 | 9 | 10,612 |
| 2004 | 10 | 10,060 |
| 2005 | 6 | 14,867 |
| 2006 | 9 | 11,634 |
| 2007 | 6 | 15,909 |
| 2013 | 5 | 17,110 |
| 2016 | 5 | 16,803 |
| 2025 | 5 | 15,406 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 3 | 3,795 |
| 2001 | 3 | 3,998 |

## People named Cherilyn

- Devinn Lane, American pornographic actress and director

## 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.