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Cheril

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How to Pronounce Cheril

Pronounced SHER-il /ˈʃɛr.ɪl/Medium

Meaning: Cheril is a variant spelling of Cheryl, a twentieth-century English name that elaborates Cherie or Cherry with a Beryl-style ending. The root is the French cher, dear or beloved. Cheril keeps that sense and simply trims Cheryl's spelling.Low

In 30 seconds: Cheril respells Cheryl, an English name from French cher, dear. It appeared for United States girls mid-century and peaked in the late nineteen-fifties (said SHER-il).
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Origin LowEnglish, French
MeaningCheril is a variant spelling of Cheryl, a twentieth-century English name that elaborates Cherie or Cherry with a Beryl-style ending. The root is the French cher, dear or beloved. Cheril keeps that sense and simply trims Cheryl's spelling.
U.S. rank (1974)#8996 ↘ Falling
1974 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1959
Total births (all-time)≈ 231

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 195919441974

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Cheril shadows Cheryl, one of the standout girls' names of the nineteen-forties, fifties, and sixties. This slimmer spelling caught only a thin share, reaching its small high in 1959 within the larger Cheryl family.

It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak, and its records close by the mid-nineteen-seventies. A girl named Cheril then would be in her late sixties today, and she was almost surely known as Cheryl in daily life.

Did you know? Cheryl itself is a fairly recent invention, blending Cherry with the -yl of Beryl, so Cheril is a variant of a name that was barely a generation old when it appeared.
Overall data confidence 30%
References - Cheril — Respelling of Cheryl; from French cher, dear

Variations

CherylCherylSheryl

Nicknames

CherCheriSherry

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Cheryl— the standard spelling Cheril mirrors
Cherie— a French source name behind Cheryl
Sheryl— a common sister spelling
Cherry— the English source word Cheryl elaborates

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Cheril mean?

It is a respelling of Cheryl, an elaboration of Cherie or Cherry from French cher, meaning dear.

How do you pronounce Cheril?

It is said SHER-il /ˈʃɛr.ɪl/, two syllables with the stress on the first.

Is Cheril a boy or girl name?

Cheril is recorded as a girl's name.

How popular is Cheril?

It has always been very rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak in the late nineteen-fifties.

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