Feminine dossier · first seen 1966
Cherish
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2007
Peak era
2007
Peak births
461
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Cherish
How many people are named Cherish?
An estimated 11,066 living Americans are named Cherish.
How rare is Cherish?
Cherish is uncommon among babies today, with 160 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 65.3% from its 2007 peak.
How old is the typical Cherish?
The median age of a living American named Cherish is approximately 20 years, with most bearers falling between 13 and 35 years old.
Is Cherish still popular?
Not especially. Cherish has been declining since its 2007 peak and registered 160 births in 2025.
Where is Cherish most common?
Cherish has its strongest geographic signal in South Carolina, where it appears 3.0× more often than the national baseline.
1966Peak 20072025
Peak year
2007
Decline from peak
65.3%
2025
160
All-time
11,352
Where it lives now
Cherish is most concentrated in Louisiana — about 2.7× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Cherish is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.