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Cherie

Cherie means "dear one, darling", according to etymological references. It has not kept pace since its 1960s peak. In the current registry, it is a name plenty of people share. It has appeared in U.S. birth records in nearly every decade since 1900, a genuinely long run.

FrenchFrench "chérie"
EtymologyMeaning "dear one, darling"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
56
1920s
339
1930s
847
1940s
2,753
1950s
5,932
1960s
8,381
1970s
6,618
1980s
3,481
1990s
1,068
2000s
276
2010s
134
Peaked in the 1960s · 29,885 total U.S. births since 1900