Cherysh
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- CHER-ish
- Origin
- English
Cherysh is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “to hold dear”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Cherysh mean?
English: respelling of Cherish, from Old French cherir 'to hold dear'
“to hold dear”
Respelling of Cherish, an English word from Old French meaning to hold dear.
Is Cherysh a girl's or a boy's name?
Cherysh is a girls' name.
How popular is Cherysh in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2018, with 15 girls. It first appears in the records in 1999.
Half of all the girls named Cherysh in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Cherysh in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10 | #9,674 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 9 | #10,245 |
| 2019 | 10 | #9,730 |
| 2018 | 15 | #7,405 |
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 11 | #9,476 |
| 2014 | 12 | #8,961 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 14 | #8,204 |
| 2011 | 14 | #8,192 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 12 | #9,472 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
Names like Cherysh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Harper Ellie Presley Lily Collins Parker Carter Harlow Leighton Hadley Journee Arleth
Names related to Cherysh
More English names
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Sources
Figures from 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, “Cherysh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/cherysh, updated 20 October 2026.