Sherri

Where Sherri comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Sherri.

  • Vowel-ended
Sherri through the years
  1. 1924
    First appearance
    #4,434 among girls with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1963
    Peak, #78
    5,460 babies named Sherri, the most in any year.
  3. 1967
    Sherri Shepherd born
    American actress, comedian, author and television personality
  4. 1972
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #129.
  5. 1974
    Sherri Saum born
    American actress
In the dictionary
  • A female given name, variant of Sherry and Cheri.
Namesakes
  • Sherri Shepherd · American actress, comedian, author and television personality, born 1967
  • Sherri Saum · American actress, born 1974
  • Sherri Martel · American professional wrestler and manager, 1958–2007
  • Sherri Howard · Athletics competitor, sprinter, 400 metres runner, born 1962
  • Sherri Stoner · American actress, born 1965

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.