The name Cherokee is a girl's name of Native American, Cherokee origin.

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Cherokee is the name of a Native American tribe, the largest in the United States stretching from North Carolina through Oklahoma.  The meaning of the word Cherokee is uncertain: It may be Choctaw for "those who live in the mountains" or "those who live in the cave country" or it may be an Anglicization of the word the Cherokee use to refer to themselves, Tsalagi.  The name was given to 19 baby girls in the U.S. in 2013 but was not recorded on the boys' roster, though we'd consider it a <a href="https://nameberry.com/unisex-names">gender neutral name</a>.

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The name Cherokee peaked for girls at #1261 in 1995. The name is most popular in Missouri and Ohio. Cherokee is occasionally used for boys in 2017.

The name Cherokee is a boy's name of Native American, Cherokee origin.

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Cherokee is the name of a Native American tribe, the largest in the United States stretching from North Carolina through Oklahoma.  The meaning of the word Cherokee is uncertain: It may be Choctaw for "those who live in the mountains" or "those who live in the cave country" or it may be an Anglicization of the word the Cherokee use to refer to themselves, Tsalagi.  The name was given to 19 baby girls in the U.S. in 2013 but was not recorded on the boys' roster, though we'd consider it equally appropriate for either gender.

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The name Cherokee peaked for boys at #2059 in 1995. Cherokee is occasionally used for girls in 2025.

Year	US rank	Births	Per million
2014	#4,681	30	16.8
2015	#4,616	30	16.8
2016	#3,532	44	24.8
2017	#4,502	31	18
2018	#4,255	33	19.4
2019	—	0	0
2020	#4,910	26	16.1
2021	#4,862	27	16.5
2022	—	0	0
2023	—	0	0
2024	—	0	0
2025	—	0	0

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