Languages: This girl's name is used in English.

Compound Forms: Cherilee, Cherilyn, Cherlyn, Cherlyne, Cherrellee, Cherylann, Cherylee, Cheryline, Cherylinn, Cherylyn and Cherylynn

Alternative Spellings: Cherryl, Cheryle, Cheryll, Sharyl, Sherill, Sherril, Sherrill, Sherryl, Sheryl, Sheryll and Sheryell

Variant Forms: Charell, Charelle, Charyl, Cherell, Cherelle, Cherrell, Sharell, Sharrell, Sherell, Sherrell, Shiral and Sheryle

Popularity: The name Cheryl ranked 59th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

This name makes a strong showing in state popularity data of the 1960s, but makes few (if any) appearances on lists compiled after that period.

Narrative: It emerged in the 1920s as a blend of Cherry, a name based on the common English word, and Beryl, the name of a semi-precious stone.

Its pronunciation and spelling were influenced by Cherie, a name based on a French word meaning ''dear.''