The baby name Cheryl appears in baby name data for the United States from 1924 to 2024. It was most popular in 1958 with 29,885 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Cheryl has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1924 | 18 |
| 1928 | 44 |
| 1929 | 15 |
| 1930 | 5 |
| 1931 | 47 |
| 1932 | 6 |
| 1933 | 38 |
| 1934 | 55 |
| 1935 | 71 |
| 1936 | 82 |
| 1937 | 133 |
| 1938 | 397 |
| 1939 | 280 |
| 1940 | 267 |
| 1941 | 478 |
| 1942 | 621 |
| 1943 | 3,398 |
| 1944 | 8,761 |
| 1945 | 8,951 |
| 1946 | 12,751 |
| 1947 | 16,590 |
| 1948 | 15,761 |
| 1949 | 14,359 |
| 1950 | 15,231 |
| 1951 | 15,691 |
| 1952 | 16,281 |
| 1953 | 16,064 |
| 1954 | 18,192 |
| 1955 | 23,137 |
| 1955 | 5 |
| 1956 | 26,254 |
| 1957 | 26,365 |
| 1958 | 29,885 |
| 1958 | 5 |
| 1959 | 26,210 |
| 1959 | 5 |
| 1960 | 24,235 |
| 1961 | 23,523 |
| 1961 | 7 |
| 1962 | 21,161 |
| 1963 | 16,853 |
| 1964 | 16,501 |
| 1965 | 14,658 |
| 1965 | 6 |
| 1966 | 13,684 |
| 1967 | 12,660 |
| 1968 | 11,068 |
| 1969 | 10,120 |
| 1970 | 8,900 |
| 1971 | 7,747 |
| 1972 | 6,194 |
| 1973 | 4,717 |
| 1974 | 4,081 |
| 1975 | 3,537 |
| 1976 | 2,921 |
| 1977 | 2,675 |
| 1978 | 3,916 |
| 1979 | 3,916 |
| 1980 | 3,114 |
| 1981 | 2,407 |
| 1982 | 1,983 |
| 1983 | 1,747 |
| 1984 | 1,454 |
| 1985 | 1,370 |
| 1986 | 1,170 |
| 1987 | 1,178 |
| 1988 | 1,009 |
| 1989 | 884 |
| 1990 | 585 |
| 1991 | 683 |
| 1992 | 451 |
| 1993 | 381 |
| 1994 | 268 |
| 1995 | 175 |
| 1996 | 212 |
| 1997 | 152 |
| 1998 | 114 |
| 1999 | 86 |
| 2000 | 61 |
| 2001 | 91 |
| 2002 | 36 |
| 2003 | 73 |
| 2004 | 79 |
| 2005 | 36 |
| 2006 | 42 |
| 2007 | 26 |
| 2008 | 41 |
| 2009 | 10 |
| 2010 | 26 |
| 2011 | 10 |
| 2012 | 16 |
| 2013 | 7 |
| 2014 | 8 |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2016 | 24 |
| 2017 | 23 |
| 2018 | 23 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2023 | 16 |
| 2024 | 7 |