Cheryl is a girl's name of French origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. In 2024 it was given to 37 girls in the United States.
Cheryl belongs to the French tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess. It travels in a few spellings: Charles.
In the United States, Cheryl first appears in Social Security records in 1909. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #13 in 1958, and in 2024 37 babies received the name — 439,502 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Cheryl is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its French origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Cheryl is a girl name. In 2024, 37 babies received the name in the US.
Cheryl comes from the French tradition. It is also spelled Charles.
Cheryl first appears in US records in 1909. Its best-ever ranking was #13 in 1958, and 37 babies were given the name in 2024.
Cheryl is pronounced /ˈʃɛɹəl/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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