The name Cheryl experienced significant popularity and fluctuation over the years. It peaked in the late 1950s and early 1960s with a high of 59 births in 1958, but gradually declined thereafter, reaching a low of 5 births in both 1981 and 1990. Despite the fluctuations, Cheryl remained a consistent choice among parents over the decades, with a total of 979 babies named Cheryl born between 1939 and 1990.