Cheryl vs Fareeha
Cheryl and Fareehacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Cheryl was ranked #4201 and Fareeha #2278 among girls in England and Wales.
Cheryl and Fareeha over time
Cheryl and Fareeha appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Cheryl held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Fareeha in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Cheryl reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Fareeha in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Cheryl and Fareeha changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1998 and 2025, ending at #4201 and #2278.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls26 shared years, 1998–2025
Cheryl held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Fareeha in 12.
Highest recorded here: Cheryl #865 in 2009, Fareeha #1571 in 2016.
The order changed in 2020: Fareeha moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #2286 and #2458; by 2020 that had become #5493 and #1773.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Cheryl #4201, Fareeha #2278.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Cheryl | Fareeha |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4201 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2278 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cheryl has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Fareeha.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Cheryl
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #11 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1972
Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1972).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4201 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Fareeha
Popularity journey
First recorded1998
First recorded at #3848 among girls in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1998–2025
Highest recorded position: #1571 among girls in England and Wales, in 2016 (recorded 1998–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2278 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls