Sheri

#13,208 for girls in 2025, 6 births · Last seen for boys in 1975 at #3,941
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1967 · 2,959 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
60,464
since 1928

Sheri over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Sheri has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201954peak #115, 1967girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2025#13,2086—
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2023#8,98911—
2022#12,2437—
2021#10,2929—
2020#13,4536—
2019#11,3568—
2018#9,15111—
2017#11,6158—
2016#12,8767—
2015#10,8669—
2014#10,9559—
2013#9,03612—
2012#7,14417—
2011#13,3477—
2010#9,79011—
2009#11,4599—
2008#6,55920—
2007#12,6768—
2006#6,84018—
2005#7,13816—
2004#5,37723—
2003#5,58621—
2002#4,90624—
2001#3,86433—
2000#4,29128—
1999#4,20127—
1998#3,91429—
1997#3,10538—
1996#2,71445—
1995#2,24459—
1994#1,78681—
1993#1,538101—
1992#1,431113—
1991#1,205143—
1990#1,008180—
1989#948187—
1988#729257—
1987#624308—
1986#530385—
1985#457470—
1984#412517—
1983#438480—
1982#425515—
1981#376618—
1980#341708—
1979#318755—
1978#271852—
1977#251983—
1976#2211,094—
1975#2141,151#3,9418
1974#1841,428—
1973#1651,667#5,1015
1972#1471,923#3,3449
1971#1512,144#3,6588
1970#1402,400#2,73912
1969#1322,601#3,0629
1968#1192,718#2,31113
1967#1152,959#3,5596
1966#1342,720#3,9485
1965#1412,629#2,9828
1964#1382,920—
1963#1363,094#2,30013
1962#1452,988—
1961#1682,488—
1960#1792,210#3,6656
1959#1921,846#3,2907
1958#2031,600—
1957#2101,588—
1956#1951,716#3,9425
1955#2421,144—
1954#277935—
1953#309713—
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1941#88768—
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1938#1,59623—
1937#1,84518—
1936#1,54923—
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First appearance
1928

The first year at least five girls were named Sheri! It came in at #3,743, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1929–1934, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Sheri is popular in 1954

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Sheri, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Sheri, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Sheri, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Sheri, so not publishedNHWashington: #124 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 538 girlsWAIdaho: #173 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 802 girlsIDMontana: #153 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 685 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #176 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 893 girlsNDMinnesota: #209 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,563 girlsMNIllinois: #213 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 1,582 girlsILWisconsin: #240 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,313 girlsWIMichigan: #188 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 1,391 girlsMINew York: #423 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 4,718 girlsNYMassachusetts: #369 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,238 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Sheri, so not publishedRIOregon: #181 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,004 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Sheri, so not publishedNVWyoming: #157 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 636 girlsWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sheri, so not publishedSDIowa: #183 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,068 girlsIAIndiana: #284 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,570 girlsINOhio: #281 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 2,487 girlsOHPennsylvania: #366 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 4,521 girlsPANew Jersey: #337 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,760 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Sheri, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #175 for girls · 159 births · 1 in 902 girlsCAUtah: #118 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 499 girlsUTColorado: #241 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,446 girlsCONebraska: #172 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 902 girlsNEMissouri: #217 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,550 girlsMOKentucky: #393 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,264 girlsKYWest Virginia: #359 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,496 girlsWVVirginia: #433 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,093 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Sheri, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Sheri, so not publishedDEArizona: #171 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 691 girlsAZNew Mexico: #291 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,777 girlsNMKansas: #188 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,156 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Sheri, so not publishedARTennessee: #269 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,277 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #511 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,456 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Sheri, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Sheri, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #158 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 835 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Sheri, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Sheri, so not publishedMSAlabama: #461 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,245 girlsALGeorgia: #457 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,103 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Sheri, so not publishedHITexas: #225 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 1,245 girlsTXFlorida: #424 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,184 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#118 · 1 in 499
  2. Washington#124 · 1 in 538
  3. Montana#153 · 1 in 685
  4. Wyoming#157 · 1 in 636
  5. Oklahoma#158 · 1 in 835

Best ever in a state: #55 in Utah, 1963.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#118201 in 499
Washington#124531 in 538
Montana#153101 in 685
Wyoming#15751 in 636
Oklahoma#158271 in 835
Arizona#171171 in 691
Nebraska#172161 in 902
Idaho#17381 in 802
California#1751591 in 902
North Dakota#17681 in 893
Oregon#181161 in 1,004
Iowa#183261 in 1,068
Kansas#188191 in 1,156
Michigan#188631 in 1,391
Minnesota#209231 in 1,563
Illinois#213631 in 1,582
Missouri#217281 in 1,550
Texas#225901 in 1,245
Wisconsin#240181 in 2,313
Colorado#241121 in 1,446
Tennessee#269171 in 2,277
Ohio#281411 in 2,487
Indiana#284191 in 2,570
New Mexico#29161 in 1,777
New Jersey#337141 in 3,760
West Virginia#35961 in 3,496
Pennsylvania#366251 in 4,521
Massachusetts#36981 in 6,238
Kentucky#39381 in 4,264
New York#423341 in 4,718
Florida#42491 in 4,184
Virginia#43381 in 5,093
Georgia#45791 in 5,103
Alabama#46171 in 5,245
North Carolina#51181 in 6,456
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Sheri
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 245 spots since 2020 (#13,453 → #13,208)
  • 2,342 spots since 2015 (#10,866 → #13,208)
  • Biggest jump: 331 spots in 1941 (#1,218 → #887)
  • Biggest drop: 219 spots in 1989 (#729 → #948)
Rise & fade · girls
39 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1928
  • Peaked 1967 at #115 (2,959 births)
  • Births halved by 1974, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 49 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 49 yrs · run 1941–1989
Share of babies · girls
1 in 558
  • Highest: 1 in 558 girls born in 1967 were named Sheri (0.18%)
  • Latest: 1 in 267,878 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 45.2% of all girls named Sheri (27,327) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1920s12#3,743 (1928)#4,157
1930s121#1,091 (1939)#1,657
1940s2,035#415 (1948)#633
1950s10,973#192 (1959)#275
1960s27,327#115 (1967)#141
1970s14,397#140 (1970)#206
1980s4,445#341 (1980)#528
1990s816#1,008 (1990)#2,315
2000s200#3,864 (2001)#6,870
2010s99#7,144 (2012)#10,614
2020s39#8,989 (2023)#11,637

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Sheri in 1954

girls
#277
935 births · 1 in 2,077 girls

Top girls' names in 1954

  1. #1Mary68,019
  2. #2Linda55,371
  3. #3Deborah54,674
  4. #4Patricia49,149
  5. #5Susan47,162
  6. #6Debra45,896
  7. #7Barbara36,368
  8. #8Karen32,456
  9. #9Nancy30,270
  10. #10Cynthia27,615
  11. #277Sheri935
More about 1954

girls

1,941,915 girls got a published name in 1954; 1 in 2,077 of them was named Sheri, which outranked 95.8% of the 6,625 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sheri
  1. #274Kathie948
  2. #275Robyn946
  3. #276Teri936
  4. #277Sheri935
  5. #278Susie930
  6. #279Alicia923
  7. #280Jeannie921
Biggest movers since 1953
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,699Sherree#2,699 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,434Sabrina#2,236 → #802
  3. ↑ 932Valinda#1,738 → #806
  4. ↑ 748Sheree#1,071 → #323
  5. ↑ 421Sherie#1,248 → #827
Fallers
  1. ↓ 396Enola#948 → #1,344
  2. ↓ 311Ila#782 → #1,093
  3. ↓ 302Nancie#816 → #1,118
  4. ↓ 282Arline#904 → #1,186
  5. ↓ 269Candyce#944 → #1,213

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1954 →