CHERYL is ranked as the 75th most popular given name in the United States with an
estimated population of 768,126.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the first names are more popular.
There are 240.9 people named CHERYL for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's
(SSA)
Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named CHERYL is 396,678.
The SSA data also shows that CHERYL is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
CHERYL is
80.5% White,
3.5% Hispanic origin,
12.6% Black,
1.3% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.4% Two or More Races,
and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name CHERYL have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name CHERYL is included in the following name categories:
Welsh feminine given name
US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
English feminine given name
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name CHERYL
The state with the most people named
CHERYL is
California where
60,267 people have this name.
South Dakota is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named CHERYL, as
443.6 in every 100,000
South Dakotans
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Georgia.
South Dakota is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
California
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
5 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name CHERYL
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
42,652
331.14
99.9%
Indiana
24,980
378.66
99.8%
Iowa
6,658
214.29
99.6%
Kansas
11,153
384.06
99.8%
Michigan
27,618
278.7
99.9%
Minnesota
14,643
268.33
99.8%
Missouri
6,601
220.47
99.6%
Nebraska
7,516
399.48
99.7%
North Dakota
3,007
406.7
99.4%
Ohio
47,975
413.79
99.9%
South Dakota
3,785
443.6
99.5%
Wisconsin
16,003
277.94
99.8%
West States
State stats for the first name CHERYL
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
2,899
393.47
99.3%
Arizona
18,834
279.78
99.8%
California
60,267
155.32
99.9%
Colorado
18,747
350.02
99.8%
Hawaii
3,221
226.9
99.7%
Idaho
5,848
357.8
99.6%
Montana
3,671
358.66
99.4%
Nevada
8,172
287.82
99.8%
New Mexico
4,688
224.8
99.4%
Oregon
13,714
345.41
99.8%
Utah
8,497
288.72
99.6%
Washington
16,966
240.25
99.9%
Wyoming
2,210
378.33
99.3%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name CHERYL
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
10,957
304.64
99.8%
Maine
4,360
327.78
99.4%
Massachusetts
21,723
322.05
99.8%
New Hampshire
4,616
347.88
99.5%
New Jersey
22,423
250.86
99.8%
New York
35,170
178.11
99.9%
Pennsylvania
42,886
335.38
99.9%
Rhode Island
3,965
375.75
99.5%
Vermont
1,772
282.78
99.2%
South States
State stats for the first name CHERYL
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have CHERYL as a first name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named CHERYL.
The most popular full name is CHERYL Smith.
1.00% of all the people named CHERYL
have this family name.
There are 50329 last
names associated with this first name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name CHERYL