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Origin & history of Cheryl1
English / French roots
Cheryl comes from the English / French tradition, meaning Darling, Beloved.
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How popular is Cheryl?
1958
peak year
Cheryl has been losing ground. Once far more common, it has been declining steadily in recent years. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #3490), with about 47 babies named Cheryl each year. Its all-time peak came in 1958, when it climbed to #13 with 24,118 registrations — the heart of the 1950s. Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 440,480.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
24,118
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #13)
(ranked #13)
47
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
470
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
440,480
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Cheryl8
Life path number
The Achiever
Ambition, authority and material mastery.
💼Achiever
👑Authoritative
💰Business-minded
🏆Resilient
C3
H8
E5
R9
Y7
L3
Sum: 35 → Life path 8
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Personality of Cheryl💼
Built for success
They don't dream of achievement — they plan for it.
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Commanding presence
They walk in and people notice.
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Strategic mind
Always three moves ahead.
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Unbreakable
Setbacks sharpen them. Resilience is in their DNA.
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