Sherri

#8,362 for girls in 2025, 12 births · Last seen for boys in 1980 at #6,250
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1963 · 5,460 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
7 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
83,667
since 1924

Sherri over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201977peak #78, 1963girls
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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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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#8,36212—
2024#8,44312—
2023#13,4626—
2022#9,05611—
2021#8,02413—
2020#10,2509—
2019#9,73610—
2018#7,10016—
2017#9,34111—
2016#7,23016—
2015#8,44713—
2014#10,12910—
2013#7,74815—
2012#11,2579—
2011#8,19614—
2010#7,51316—
2009#7,06618—
2008#6,55920—
2007#6,09322—
2006#6,59219—
2005#5,80021—
2004#4,38731—
2003#4,53628—
2002#3,81034—
2001#4,02531—
2000#2,97447—
1999#3,37437—
1998#3,35336—
1997#2,59049—
1996#2,28258—
1995#2,18961—
1994#1,72885—
1993#1,397116—
1992#1,294131—
1991#1,184147—
1990#919208—
1989#830229—
1988#725258—
1987#541372—
1986#501424—
1985#441494—
1984#387567—
1983#396554—
1982#371622—
1981#363646—
1980#290855#6,2505
1979#286852#6,0565
1978#264889—
1977#2311,080—
1976#2161,144#4,9356
1975#1961,272#5,4645
1974#1661,621#4,6346
1973#1491,852#2,71613
1972#1292,349#2,99111
1971#1232,860#2,97311
1970#1223,165#2,73912
1969#1063,529#2,54912
1968#943,641#2,57611
1967#893,841#2,7609
1966#923,747#2,62710
1965#914,065#2,61710
1964#864,871#2,11415
1963#785,460#2,41412
1962#825,363#4,0335
1961#1213,807#2,53811
1960#1363,309#3,3377
1959#1472,870—
1958#1592,472—
1957#1712,247—
1956#1772,033—
1955#1981,598—
1954#2091,471—
1953#1961,583—
1952#306691—
1951#301670—
1950#370469—
1949#402394—
1948#392407—
1947#398410—
1946#429325—
1945#504211—
1944#500208—
1943#639141—
1942#695115—
1941#83076—
1940#1,18638—
1939#1,40128—
1938#1,43727—
1937#2,57011—
1936#1,95016—
1935#2,57511—
1934#2,9239—
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First appearance
1924

The first year at least five girls were named Sherri! It came in at #4,434, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1925–1933, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Sherri is popular in 1977

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Sherri, so not publishedAKMaine: #161 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 739 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Sherri, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Sherri, so not publishedNHWashington: #315 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,898 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Sherri, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Sherri, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sherri, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #224 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,438 girlsMNIllinois: #262 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 1,476 girlsILWisconsin: #192 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,159 girlsWIMichigan: #221 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 1,269 girlsMINew York: #368 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 2,263 girlsNYMassachusetts: #207 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,177 girlsMARhode Island: #92 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 401 girlsRIOregon: #321 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,841 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Sherri, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Sherri, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sherri, so not publishedSDIowa: #238 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,457 girlsIAIndiana: #280 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,854 girlsINOhio: #184 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 988 girlsOHPennsylvania: #191 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 1,054 girlsPANew Jersey: #220 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,184 girlsNJConnecticut: #202 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,096 girlsCTCalifornia: #515 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 3,478 girlsCAUtah: #314 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,837 girlsUTColorado: #266 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,422 girlsCONebraska: #227 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,257 girlsNEMissouri: #175 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 861 girlsMOKentucky: #163 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 793 girlsKYWest Virginia: #136 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 617 girlsWVVirginia: #120 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 564 girlsVAMaryland: #147 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 684 girlsMDDelaware: #142 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 558 girlsDEArizona: #302 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,450 girlsAZNew Mexico: #343 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,611 girlsNMKansas: #192 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 966 girlsKSArkansas: #201 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 928 girlsARTennessee: #264 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,476 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #169 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 807 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #176 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 731 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #168 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 672 girlsDCOklahoma: #153 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 705 girlsOKLouisiana: #303 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,555 girlsLAMississippi: #238 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,054 girlsMSAlabama: #171 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 767 girlsALGeorgia: #187 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 912 girlsGAHawaii: #262 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 933 girlsHITexas: #285 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 1,456 girlsTXFlorida: #239 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,309 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Rhode Island#92 · 1 in 401
  2. Virginia#120 · 1 in 564
  3. West Virginia#136 · 1 in 617
  4. Delaware#142 · 1 in 558
  5. Maryland#147 · 1 in 684

Best ever in a state: #35 in Oklahoma, 1961.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#92111 in 401
Virginia#120501 in 564
West Virginia#136201 in 617
Delaware#14251 in 558
Maryland#147271 in 684
Oklahoma#153241 in 705
Maine#16181 in 739
Kentucky#163311 in 793
District of Columbia#16891 in 672
North Carolina#169411 in 807
Alabama#171301 in 767
Missouri#175361 in 861
South Carolina#176241 in 731
Ohio#184711 in 988
Georgia#187361 in 912
Pennsylvania#191631 in 1,054
Kansas#192141 in 966
Wisconsin#192251 in 1,159
Arkansas#201141 in 928
Connecticut#202131 in 1,096
Massachusetts#207251 in 1,177
New Jersey#220311 in 1,184
Michigan#221451 in 1,269
Minnesota#224181 in 1,438
Nebraska#22781 in 1,257
Iowa#238131 in 1,457
Mississippi#238151 in 1,054
Florida#239331 in 1,309
Hawaii#26251 in 933
Illinois#262491 in 1,476
Tennessee#264191 in 1,476
Colorado#266121 in 1,422
Indiana#280191 in 1,854
Texas#285691 in 1,456
Arizona#302111 in 1,450
Louisiana#303181 in 1,555
Utah#31481 in 1,837
Washington#315121 in 1,898
Oregon#32181 in 1,841
New Mexico#34351 in 1,611
New York#368451 in 2,263
California#515431 in 3,478
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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 Sherri
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 81 spots since 2024 (#8,443 → #8,362)
  • 1,888 spots since 2020 (#10,250 → #8,362)
  • 85 spots since 2015 (#8,447 → #8,362)
  • Biggest jump: 356 spots in 1941 (#1,186 → #830)
  • Biggest drop: 265 spots in 1991 (#919 → #1,184)
Rise & fade · girls
39 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1924
  • Peaked 1963 at #78 (5,460 births)
  • Births halved by 1972, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 7 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 7 yrs · run 1962–1968
  • Top 1,000: 50 yrs · run 1941–1990
Share of babies · girls
1 in 353
  • Highest: 1 in 353 girls born in 1963 were named Sherri (0.28%)
  • Latest: 1 in 133,939 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 49.8% of all girls named Sherri (41,633) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1920s6#4,434 (1924)#4,434
1930s102#1,401 (1939)#2,143
1940s2,325#392 (1948)#598
1950s16,104#147 (1959)#223
1960s41,633#78 (1963)#98
1970s17,084#122 (1970)#188
1980s5,021#290 (1980)#485
1990s928#919 (1990)#2,031
2000s271#2,974 (2000)#5,184
2010s130#7,100 (2018)#8,670
2020s63#8,024 (2021)#9,600

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.

Sherri in 1977

girls
#231
1,080 births · 1 in 1,420 girls

Top girls' names in 1977

  1. #1Jennifer58,964
  2. #2Melissa26,879
  3. #3Amy26,729
  4. #4Jessica24,846
  5. #5Heather23,773
  6. #6Angela20,998
  7. #7Michelle19,540
  8. #8Kimberly18,286
  9. #9Amanda18,278
  10. #10Kelly18,234
  11. #231Sherri1,080
More about 1977

girls

1,533,146 girls got a published name in 1977; 1 in 1,420 of them was named Sherri, which outranked 98.0% of the 11,329 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sherri
  1. #228Autumn1,092
  2. #229Rosa1,090
  3. #230Kim1,083
  4. #231Sherri1,080
  5. #232Janelle1,069
  6. #232Marissa1,069
  7. #234Charlene1,068
Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,746Shawnte#2,486 → #740
  2. ↑ 1,077Jacklyn#2,060 → #983
  3. ↑ 775Talia#1,482 → #707
  4. ↑ 605Haley#1,047 → #442
  5. ↑ 576Raven#1,154 → #578
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,033Liberty#543 → #1,576
  2. ↓ 464Luciana#545 → #1,009
  3. ↓ 441Danyel#999 → #1,440
  4. ↓ 428Chaka#897 → #1,325
  5. ↓ 322Catina#861 → #1,183

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

See the top 100 for 1977 →