The first name Cherine
A girl’s name from Persian meaning “sweet”.
Pronounced /ʃɪˈɹiːn/ 2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Persian origin
Cherine means “sweet” in Persian.
From the Persian شیرین (širin, “sweet”).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Cherine at birth, 1880–2025
In 1990, 5 girls born in the United States were named Cherine, the 13,373rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1968, when 8 were.
127
babies named Cherine since 1880
#13,373
rank in 1990
1968
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Cherine in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
شِيرِين
šīrīn
Arabic
Famous people named Cherine
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Cherine AbdellaouiAlgerian Paralympic judoka, born 1998
More Persian girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Cherine mean?
- Cherine means “sweet” in Persian.
- What is the origin of the name Cherine?
- From the Persian شیرین (širin, “sweet”).
- Is Cherine a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 127 US babies named Cherine since 1880 were girls.
- When was Cherine most popular?
- 1968 in the United States, when 8 babies were named Cherine, its highest rank at 5,218th.
- How do you pronounce Cherine?
- Cherine is /ʃɪˈɹiːn/, 2 syllables.