The first name Cherish
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 7 girls were named Cherish, making it the 3,333rd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2009, with 25 births (#1,209).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Cherish with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Cherish at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 160 girls born in the United States were named Cherish, the 1,374th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2007, when 461 were.
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.
Questions
- How popular is the name Cherish?
- In 2025, 7 girls born in England and Wales were named Cherish, ranking 3,333rd. Its peak was 2009, with 25 births.
- Is Cherish a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 11,352 US babies named Cherish since 1880 were girls.
- When was Cherish most popular?
- 2007 in the United States, when 461 babies were named Cherish, its highest rank at 643rd.