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Cherish
OriginEnglish word name
Meaning"beloved"
About Cherish
So sweet it makes our teeth hurt. It has appeared in the US Top 1000 every year since 2006, though it dropped a significant 136 places from 2014 to 2015, and kept dropping to Number 974 in 2016.
Pronounced CHER-ish.
As of October 2026, Cherish ranked #1374 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #643 in 2007.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #802 | 350 | 195.9 |
| 2015 | #937 | 289 | 161.9 |
| 2016 | #972 | 277 | 156.3 |
| 2017 | #1,007 | 258 | 149.4 |
| 2018 | #1,057 | 242 | 142.3 |
| 2019 | #1,024 | 251 | 149.6 |
| 2020 | #1,106 | 221 | 136.7 |
| 2021 | #1,207 | 198 | 120.7 |
| 2022 | #1,540 | 139 | 84.7 |
| 2023 | #1,597 | 131 | 81.6 |
| 2024 | #1,480 | 147 | 90.7 |
| 2025 | #1,374 | 160 | 99.5 |
World rankings
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Cherish on lists
Famous Cherishs
- Cherish Lee
daughter of American actress Charlene Tilton and country singer Johnny Lee
Cherish in pop culture
- "Cherish"
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Variations & nicknames
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