Cherry
Cherry is a female given name: 99% of people named Cherry are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 3 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Great Britain, Ireland
- US births since 1880
- 135 male / 11,351 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Cherry
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Cherry," in English, "Guten Tag Cherry," in German. Cherry is a female given name: about 99% of people named Cherry are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Cherry,
German
Guten Tag Cherry,
French
Bonjour Cherry,
Spanish
Estimado/a Cherry:
Chinese
Cherry您好：
Japanese
Cherry様
English
Hi Cherry,
German
Hi Cherry,
French
Salut Cherry,
Spanish
Hola Cherry,
Chinese
Cherry你好：
Japanese
Cherryさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | woman's name | 1% |
| Great Britain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Ireland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
135 male · 11,351 female · 11,486 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Cherry a male or female name?
Cherry is a female given name: 99% of people named Cherry are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 3 countries covered.
How do I address Cherry in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Cherry," in English, "Guten Tag Cherry," in German. Cherry is a female given name: about 99% of people named Cherry are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Cherry a unisex name?
Cherry is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Cherry are men. Cherry leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Cherry a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/cherry (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_cherry,
title = {Is Cherry a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/cherry},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}