Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Cherokee

Gender

Male

Origin

American
People of a different speech. One of the largest American Indian tribes.
Native American

Syllables

3

Pronunciation

ch(e)-ro-kee

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1995 (rank #2054, 40 births); most recent 2017 (rank #12243, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #1262, 143 births); most recent 2025 (rank #13208, 6 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–6
2024–13
2023–16
2022–13
2021–27
2020–26
2019–20
2018–33
2017531
2016–44

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #3958, 4 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence