Cheryl vs Susan
Cheryl and Susancompared 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.
New Zealand · Girls
In 1973, Cheryl was ranked #84 and Susan #28 among girls in New Zealand.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 1972, Cheryl was ranked #94 and Susan #31 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2011, Cheryl was ranked #550 and Susan #437 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Cheryl was ranked #4201 and Susan #2440 among girls in England and Wales.
Cheryl and Susan over time
Cheryl and Susan appear together in 4 published lists, across 100 years of shared records. Susan held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Cheryl in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Susan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Cheryl in 1. 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 Susan changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #4201 and #2440.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 21 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Cheryl and Susan averaged 28.4 places apart, ending at #94 and #31.
- Longest-running competitions
Cheryl and Susan were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 33 years, from 1965 to 2011, ending at #550 and #437.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Cheryl #671 in 1996, Susan #397 in 1996.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls33 shared years, 1965–2011
Cheryl held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Susan in 33.
Highest recorded here: Cheryl #179 in 1989, Susan #18 in 1965.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2011: Cheryl #550, Susan #437.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2025
Cheryl held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Susan in 25.
Highest recorded here: Cheryl #671 in 1996, Susan #397 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Cheryl #4201, Susan #2440.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls21 shared years, 1952–1972
Cheryl held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Susan in 21.
Highest recorded here: Cheryl #11 in 1952, Susan #1 in 1954.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1972: Cheryl #94, Susan #31.
New Zealand · Girls17 shared years, 1954–1973
Cheryl held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Susan in 17.
Highest recorded here: Cheryl #51 in 1970, Susan #1 in 1955.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1973: Cheryl #84, Susan #28.
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 | Susan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4201 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2440 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cheryl and Susan both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ.
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
Susan
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #239 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1985
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1954 (recorded 1952–1985).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2440 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls