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
- Peak · girls
- 1963 · 5,460 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 7 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 83,667since 1924
Sherri over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #8,362 | 12 | — | |
| 2024 | #8,443 | 12 | — | |
| 2023 | #13,462 | 6 | — | |
| 2022 | #9,056 | 11 | — | |
| 2021 | #8,024 | 13 | — | |
| 2020 | #10,250 | 9 | — | |
| 2019 | #9,736 | 10 | — | |
| 2018 | #7,100 | 16 | — | |
| 2017 | #9,341 | 11 | — | |
| 2016 | #7,230 | 16 | — | |
| 2015 | #8,447 | 13 | — | |
| 2014 | #10,129 | 10 | — | |
| 2013 | #7,748 | 15 | — | |
| 2012 | #11,257 | 9 | — | |
| 2011 | #8,196 | 14 | — | |
| 2010 | #7,513 | 16 | — | |
| 2009 | #7,066 | 18 | — | |
| 2008 | #6,559 | 20 | — | |
| 2007 | #6,093 | 22 | — | |
| 2006 | #6,592 | 19 | — | |
| 2005 | #5,800 | 21 | — | |
| 2004 | #4,387 | 31 | — | |
| 2003 | #4,536 | 28 | — | |
| 2002 | #3,810 | 34 | — | |
| 2001 | #4,025 | 31 | — | |
| 2000 | #2,974 | 47 | — | |
| 1999 | #3,374 | 37 | — | |
| 1998 | #3,353 | 36 | — | |
| 1997 | #2,590 | 49 | — | |
| 1996 | #2,282 | 58 | — | |
| 1995 | #2,189 | 61 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,728 | 85 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,397 | 116 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,294 | 131 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,184 | 147 | — | |
| 1990 | #919 | 208 | — | |
| 1989 | #830 | 229 | — | |
| 1988 | #725 | 258 | — | |
| 1987 | #541 | 372 | — | |
| 1986 | #501 | 424 | — | |
| 1985 | #441 | 494 | — | |
| 1984 | #387 | 567 | — | |
| 1983 | #396 | 554 | — | |
| 1982 | #371 | 622 | — | |
| 1981 | #363 | 646 | — | |
| 1980 | #290 | 855 | #6,250 | 5 |
| 1979 | #286 | 852 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1978 | #264 | 889 | — | |
| 1977 | #231 | 1,080 | — | |
| 1976 | #216 | 1,144 | #4,935 | 6 |
| 1975 | #196 | 1,272 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1974 | #166 | 1,621 | #4,634 | 6 |
| 1973 | #149 | 1,852 | #2,716 | 13 |
| 1972 | #129 | 2,349 | #2,991 | 11 |
| 1971 | #123 | 2,860 | #2,973 | 11 |
| 1970 | #122 | 3,165 | #2,739 | 12 |
| 1969 | #106 | 3,529 | #2,549 | 12 |
| 1968 | #94 | 3,641 | #2,576 | 11 |
| 1967 | #89 | 3,841 | #2,760 | 9 |
| 1966 | #92 | 3,747 | #2,627 | 10 |
| 1965 | #91 | 4,065 | #2,617 | 10 |
| 1964 | #86 | 4,871 | #2,114 | 15 |
| 1963 | #78 | 5,460 | #2,414 | 12 |
| 1962 | #82 | 5,363 | #4,033 | 5 |
| 1961 | #121 | 3,807 | #2,538 | 11 |
| 1960 | #136 | 3,309 | #3,337 | 7 |
| 1959 | #147 | 2,870 | — | |
| 1958 | #159 | 2,472 | — | |
| 1957 | #171 | 2,247 | — | |
| 1956 | #177 | 2,033 | — | |
| 1955 | #198 | 1,598 | — | |
| 1954 | #209 | 1,471 | — | |
| 1953 | #196 | 1,583 | — | |
| 1952 | #306 | 691 | — | |
| 1951 | #301 | 670 | — | |
| 1950 | #370 | 469 | — | |
| 1949 | #402 | 394 | — | |
| 1948 | #392 | 407 | — | |
| 1947 | #398 | 410 | — | |
| 1946 | #429 | 325 | — | |
| 1945 | #504 | 211 | — | |
| 1944 | #500 | 208 | — | |
| 1943 | #639 | 141 | — | |
| 1942 | #695 | 115 | — | |
| 1941 | #830 | 76 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,186 | 38 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,401 | 28 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,437 | 27 | — | |
| 1937 | #2,570 | 11 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,950 | 16 | — | |
| 1935 | #2,575 | 11 | — | |
| 1934 | #2,923 | 9 | — | |
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| 1924 | #4,434 | 6 | — | |
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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 1980
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Maine#122 · 1 in 551
- Delaware#132 · 1 in 509
- North Dakota#133 · 1 in 590
- Virginia#158 · 1 in 828
- South Dakota#161 · 1 in 668
Best ever in a state: #35 in Oklahoma, 1961.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | #122 | 11 | 1 in 551 |
| Delaware | #132 | 6 | 1 in 509 |
| North Dakota | #133 | 8 | 1 in 590 |
| Virginia | #158 | 36 | 1 in 828 |
| South Dakota | #161 | 7 | 1 in 668 |
| District of Columbia | #162 | 9 | 1 in 624 |
| Maryland | #169 | 22 | 1 in 918 |
| Rhode Island | #169 | 6 | 1 in 757 |
| North Carolina | #184 | 35 | 1 in 950 |
| Pennsylvania | #190 | 63 | 1 in 1,095 |
| Nebraska | #199 | 10 | 1 in 1,076 |
| Massachusetts | #207 | 26 | 1 in 1,202 |
| Tennessee | #211 | 24 | 1 in 1,185 |
| Georgia | #216 | 30 | 1 in 1,176 |
| Kansas | #218 | 13 | 1 in 1,163 |
| South Carolina | #226 | 15 | 1 in 1,193 |
| Louisiana | #240 | 24 | 1 in 1,280 |
| West Virginia | #240 | 8 | 1 in 1,497 |
| Ohio | #249 | 44 | 1 in 1,666 |
| Oklahoma | #251 | 14 | 1 in 1,379 |
| Kentucky | #259 | 15 | 1 in 1,658 |
| Idaho | #270 | 5 | 1 in 1,379 |
| Indiana | #278 | 19 | 1 in 1,947 |
| Florida | #280 | 31 | 1 in 1,665 |
| Minnesota | #280 | 15 | 1 in 1,943 |
| Mississippi | #284 | 11 | 1 in 1,493 |
| New Jersey | #285 | 21 | 1 in 1,772 |
| Wisconsin | #291 | 15 | 1 in 2,099 |
| Utah | #292 | 10 | 1 in 1,646 |
| Arkansas | #301 | 8 | 1 in 1,689 |
| Missouri | #305 | 16 | 1 in 2,089 |
| Michigan | #324 | 26 | 1 in 2,318 |
| Iowa | #337 | 8 | 1 in 2,510 |
| New York | #339 | 47 | 1 in 2,125 |
| Illinois | #342 | 35 | 1 in 2,208 |
| Washington | #355 | 12 | 1 in 2,236 |
| Alabama | #369 | 10 | 1 in 2,299 |
| Texas | #378 | 52 | 1 in 2,305 |
| Colorado | #385 | 8 | 1 in 2,462 |
| Arizona | #391 | 9 | 1 in 2,142 |
| Oregon | #468 | 5 | 1 in 3,460 |
| California | #546 | 47 | 1 in 3,696 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
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| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1924
- Peaked 1963 at #78 (5,460 births)
- Births halved by 1972, 9 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 7 yrs · run 1962–1968
- Top 1,000: 50 yrs · run 1941–1990
- Highest: 1 in 353 girls born in 1963 were named Sherri (0.28%)
- Latest: 1 in 133,939 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 49.8% of all girls named Sherri (41,633) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 6 | #4,434 (1924) | #4,434 |
| 1930s | 102 | #1,401 (1939) | #2,143 |
| 1940s | 2,325 | #392 (1948) | #598 |
| 1950s | 16,104 | #147 (1959) | #223 |
| 1960s | 41,633 | #78 (1963) | #98 |
| 1970s | 17,084 | #122 (1970) | #188 |
| 1980s | 5,021 | #290 (1980) | #485 |
| 1990s | 928 | #919 (1990) | #2,031 |
| 2000s | 271 | #2,974 (2000) | #5,184 |
| 2010s | 130 | #7,100 (2018) | #8,670 |
| 2020s | 63 | #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 1980
Top girls' names in 1980
Top boys' names in 1980
More about 1980
girls
1,660,307 girls got a published name in 1980; 1 in 1,942 of them was named Sherri, which outranked 97.6% of the 12,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,783,951 boys got a published name in 1980; 1 in 356,790 of them was named Sherri, which outranked 14.3% of the 7,293 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,043 names at #6,250; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.