Cherish
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- CHAIR-ish
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,409 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,373 for girls
Cherish is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “to hold dear”. In 2025 it ranked 3,409th for girls in the UK (7 babies) and 1,373rd for girls in the US (160 babies).
What does Cherish mean?
English: English word, from French chérir
“to hold dear”
More on Wiktionary.
Is Cherish a girl's or a boy's name?
Cherish is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls in the UK and 160 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Cherish in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,409among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 40,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7 girls in the UK were named Cherish, making it the 3,409th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,744th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 25 girls.
Half of all the girls named Cherish in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,332nd in England and Wales.
Cherish in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,409 |
| 2024 | 8 | #3,076 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 7 | #3,347 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 7 | #3,344 |
| 2017 | 7 | #3,395 |
| 2016 | 13 | #2,224 |
| 2015 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 2014 | 18 | #1,722 |
| 2013 | 13 | #2,174 |
| 2012 | 20 | #1,615 |
| 2011 | 14 | #2,032 |
| 2010 | 12 | #2,234 |
| 2009 | 25 | #1,285 |
| 2008 | 21 | #1,443 |
| 2007 | 16 | #1,694 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 11 | #2,061 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,755 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,974 |
| 2000 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1999 | 8 | #2,089 |
| 1998 | 11 | #1,694 |
| 1997 | 13 | #1,466 |
| 1996 | 21 | #1,024 |
How popular is Cherish in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,373among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 160about 1 in 10,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 39% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 160 girls in the US were named Cherish, making it the 1,373rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,105th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 461 girls. It first appears in the records in 1966.
Half of all the girls named Cherish in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 166 girls in the US were given Cherish or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,200, up from #1,373 for this spelling alone.
- Cherish 160
- Charish 6
Cherish in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 160 | #1,373 |
| 2024 | 148 | #1,472 |
| 2023 | 131 | #1,595 |
| 2022 | 139 | #1,540 |
| 2021 | 199 | #1,206 |
| 2020 | 221 | #1,105 |
| 2019 | 251 | #1,025 |
| 2018 | 242 | #1,057 |
| 2017 | 258 | #1,005 |
| 2016 | 277 | #971 |
| 2015 | 289 | #937 |
| 2014 | 350 | #801 |
| 2013 | 348 | #780 |
| 2012 | 360 | #766 |
| 2011 | 386 | #716 |
| 2010 | 369 | #751 |
| 2009 | 422 | #692 |
| 2008 | 407 | #732 |
| 2007 | 461 | #643 |
| 2006 | 371 | #743 |
| 2005 | 206 | #1,134 |
| 2004 | 232 | #1,015 |
| 2003 | 200 | #1,099 |
| 2002 | 189 | #1,108 |
| 2001 | 196 | #1,083 |
| 2000 | 181 | #1,125 |
| 1999 | 159 | #1,202 |
| 1998 | 155 | #1,193 |
| 1997 | 179 | #1,060 |
| 1996 | 156 | #1,162 |
| 1995 | 162 | #1,093 |
| 1994 | 143 | #1,221 |
| 1993 | 183 | #1,011 |
| 1992 | 168 | #1,074 |
| 1991 | 175 | #1,041 |
| 1990 | 184 | #992 |
| 1989 | 223 | #839 |
| 1988 | 199 | #885 |
| 1987 | 243 | #744 |
| 1986 | 263 | #692 |
| 1985 | 192 | #846 |
| 1984 | 210 | #766 |
| 1983 | 160 | #929 |
| 1982 | 96 | #1,308 |
| 1981 | 73 | #1,596 |
| 1980 | 63 | #1,749 |
| 1979 | 77 | #1,517 |
| 1978 | 84 | #1,386 |
| 1977 | 103 | #1,191 |
| 1976 | 92 | #1,225 |
| 1975 | 104 | #1,119 |
| 1974 | 132 | #938 |
| 1973 | 86 | #1,226 |
| 1972 | 85 | #1,236 |
| 1971 | 63 | #1,546 |
| 1970 | 40 | #2,043 |
| 1969 | 44 | #1,871 |
| 1968 | 28 | #2,296 |
| 1967 | 24 | #2,492 |
| 1966 | 11 | #3,958 |
Names like Cherish
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Chloe Anya Jasmine Amber Scarlett Autumn Ellie River Summer Lily Hannah Willow
Other spellings of Cherish
Names related to Cherish
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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, “Cherish: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/cherish, updated 20 October 2026.