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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201983peak #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—
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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 1983

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #191 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 759 girlsAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Sherri, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Sherri, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #189 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,051 girlsNHWashington: #467 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,409 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: #371 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,107 girlsMNIllinois: #510 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 4,044 girlsILWisconsin: #414 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,811 girlsWIMichigan: #295 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,125 girlsMINew York: #440 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 3,117 girlsNYMassachusetts: #242 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,642 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Sherri, so not publishedRIOregon: #450 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,194 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Sherri, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Sherri, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #186 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 883 girlsSDIowa: #371 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,064 girlsIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Sherri, so not publishedINOhio: #369 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,994 girlsOHPennsylvania: #387 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 3,236 girlsPANew Jersey: #296 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,013 girlsNJConnecticut: #270 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,756 girlsCTCalifornia: #828 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 7,508 girlsCAUtah: #456 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,083 girlsUTColorado: #493 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,635 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Sherri, so not publishedNEMissouri: #429 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,547 girlsMOKentucky: #337 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,503 girlsKYWest Virginia: #242 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,529 girlsWVVirginia: #233 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,399 girlsVAMaryland: #296 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,048 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Sherri, so not publishedDEArizona: #271 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,456 girlsAZNew Mexico: #316 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,575 girlsNMKansas: #326 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,220 girlsKSArkansas: #272 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,619 girlsARTennessee: #386 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,065 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #224 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,335 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #342 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,220 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Sherri, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #318 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,984 girlsOKLouisiana: #357 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,198 girlsLAMississippi: #317 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,694 girlsMSAlabama: #217 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,209 girlsALGeorgia: #299 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,950 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Sherri, so not publishedHITexas: #565 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 4,276 girlsTXFlorida: #313 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,102 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Dakota#186 · 1 in 883
  2. New Hampshire#189 · 1 in 1,051
  3. Alaska#191 · 1 in 759
  4. Alabama#217 · 1 in 1,209
  5. North Carolina#224 · 1 in 1,335

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#18651 in 883
New Hampshire#18951 in 1,051
Alaska#19151 in 759
Alabama#217181 in 1,209
North Carolina#224251 in 1,335
Virginia#233221 in 1,399
Massachusetts#242201 in 1,642
West Virginia#24271 in 1,529
Connecticut#27091 in 1,756
Arizona#271141 in 1,456
Arkansas#27281 in 1,619
Michigan#295261 in 2,125
Maryland#296111 in 2,048
New Jersey#296191 in 2,013
Georgia#299181 in 1,950
Florida#313281 in 2,102
New Mexico#31661 in 1,575
Mississippi#31791 in 1,694
Oklahoma#318111 in 1,984
Kansas#32671 in 2,220
Kentucky#33791 in 2,503
South Carolina#34281 in 2,220
Louisiana#357141 in 2,198
Ohio#369231 in 2,994
Iowa#37161 in 3,064
Minnesota#37191 in 3,107
Tennessee#38691 in 3,065
Pennsylvania#387211 in 3,236
Wisconsin#41481 in 3,811
Missouri#42991 in 3,547
New York#440331 in 3,117
Oregon#45051 in 3,194
Utah#45651 in 3,083
Washington#46781 in 3,409
Colorado#49361 in 3,635
Illinois#510181 in 4,044
Texas#565301 in 4,276
California#828251 in 7,508
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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 1983

girls
#396
554 births · 1 in 3,016 girls

Top girls' names in 1983

  1. #1Jennifer54,353
  2. #2Jessica45,283
  3. #3Amanda33,749
  4. #4Ashley33,289
  5. #5Sarah27,228
  6. #6Melissa23,475
  7. #7Nicole22,400
  8. #8Stephanie22,329
  9. #9Heather20,747
  10. #10Elizabeth19,842
  11. #396Sherri554
More about 1983

girls

1,670,609 girls got a published name in 1983; 1 in 3,016 of them was named Sherri, which outranked 96.7% of the 12,074 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sherri
  1. #393Lakisha560
  2. #394Elise556
  3. #395Kira555
  4. #396Sherri554
  5. #397Cortney552
  6. #398Alexandria551
  7. #398Emma551
Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,772Ciji#7,469 → #697
  2. ↑ 6,751Kirby#7,469 → #718
  3. ↑ 2,656Dwan#3,530 → #874
  4. ↑ 1,888Mallory#2,220 → #332
  5. ↑ 987Marquita#1,099 → #112
Fallers
  1. ↓ 656Syreeta#717 → #1,373
  2. ↓ 572Jenilee#817 → #1,389
  3. ↓ 538Tenika#947 → #1,485
  4. ↓ 396Toccara#541 → #937
  5. ↓ 333Venus#950 → #1,283

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

See the top 100 for 1983 →