Cherry
Meaning
a vintage nickname-name (popularized by the 1930s-50s Cherry Ames book series); a direct translation for the Vietnamese name Mai, which itself means apricot or cherry blossom
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Cherry peaked in the 1940s and the 1970s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
81 people · the #47,863 first name in Brazil · median age 32
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Cherry
People given the name Cherry in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1950 to 1989. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Cherry deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Cherry truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Cherry fits with your family’s names and surname.
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