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Cherise

Gender
Girl
Say it
sheh-REES
Origin
French

Cherise is a girls' name of French origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

Where does Cherise come from?

French: probably from French chérie 'darling' or cerise 'cherry'

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Is Cherise a girl's or a boy's name?

Cherise is a girls' name.

How popular is Cherise in the UK?

No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 36 girls.

Half of all the girls named Cherise in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2005. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

1996Busiest: 36 in 19962015
Cherise in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20151#7,629
20143#5,920
20134#4,953
20120–
20117#3,360
20105#4,220
20097#3,201
200812#2,156
200710#2,354
200615#1,681
200524#1,128
200426#1,027
200318#1,317
200210#1,874
200131#832
200016#1,290
199917#1,243
199827#891
199733#788
199636#709

How popular is Cherise in the US?

No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1971, with 151 girls. It first appears in the records in 1947.

Half of all the girls named Cherise in the US since 1880 were born between 1971 and 1988, the years shaded on the chart below.

1947Busiest: 151 in 19712024
Cherise in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20245#15,288
20230–
20220–
20210–
20200–
20195#15,532
20187#12,459
20178#11,611
20160–
201510#10,143
20140–
20136#14,577
201211#9,706
201110#10,370
20108#12,270
200917#7,338
200810#10,802
20078#12,671
200618#6,838
200519#6,240
200426#4,945
200318#6,294
200229#4,276
200128#4,317
200022#5,146
199923#4,713
199832#3,645
199736#3,221
199655#2,369
199553#2,416
199457#2,290
1993100#1,552
1992105#1,496
1991103#1,500
1990126#1,288
1989140#1,165
1988132#1,156
1987126#1,162
1986131#1,117
1985147#1,023
1984147#979
1983117#1,137
1982125#1,126
1981135#1,055
1980119#1,141
1979138#1,019
1978119#1,096
1977102#1,199
1976122#1,022
1975121#1,005
1974118#1,013
1973121#980
1972122#982
1971151#882
1970147#894
1969138#897
196889#1,133
1967109#978
196693#1,087
196562#1,394
196473#1,311
196363#1,403
196258#1,456
196149#1,611
196033#1,981
195941#1,719
195818#2,754
19579#4,201
195619#2,621
195514#3,094
195416#2,778
195314#2,920
195210#3,551
195114#2,809
195010#3,422
19497#4,234
19485#5,241
19475#5,293

Nicknames for Cherise

Names like Cherise

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Jasmine Darcie Michelle Amber Holly Amy Nicole Jessica Erin Marnie Molly Charlotte

Names related to Cherise

Charis Cherish Cerise Chrissie Ceris Charisse Cherrish Cherysh Charise

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Cherise: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/cherise, updated 20 October 2026.