as a First Name
Short form of Cheryl or any of the other names formed with Cher-, now sometimes used as an independent given name, influenced by French cher ‘dear’. It is most famously borne by the U.S. singer and actress Cher (b. 1946 as Cherilyn Sarkisian).
| 2,579th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 5,627
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Minnesota
- has the most people named Cher per capita
- 1972
- marked the height of its popularity
94%
6%
6%
55+
55+
85%
30-54
30-54
9%
13-29
13-29
0.75%
0-12
0-12
Top state populations
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