Cheri

Cheri: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “dear one; beloved”
Origin: French
Say it: sheh-REE · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

From French chérie, the feminine form of chéri 'beloved'. In English it has also been used as a variant spelling of Sherry/Cheri.

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How popular is Cheri?

20242.7 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Cheri in 20249

Peak year1967

Total US babies since 188036,074

Cheri is fading: recent use is about 49% of its level ten years before.

Names like Cheri

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Sherrybeloved · English
Sherribeloved · French
Sheribeloved · French
Sherriebeloved · French
Charlottefree man · French
Eleanormeaning uncertain · French
Eloisehealthy; wide · French
Claireclear, bright · French

Cheri questions

What does the name Cheri mean?

Cheri means "dear one; beloved". It comes from French. From French chérie, the feminine form of chéri 'beloved'. In English it has also been used as a variant spelling of Sherry/Cheri.

Is Cheri a boy or girl name?

Cheri is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Cheri?

9 US babies were named Cheri in 2024. Its peak year was 1967.

How do you pronounce Cheri?

Cheri is usually pronounced sheh-REE.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.