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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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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| 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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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 1986
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Rhode Island#170 · 1 in 843
- District of Columbia#217 · 1 in 941
- Mississippi#252 · 1 in 1,375
- Kentucky#262 · 1 in 1,746
- South Carolina#269 · 1 in 1,610
Best ever in a state: #35 in Oklahoma, 1961.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | #170 | 6 | 1 in 843 |
| District of Columbia | #217 | 6 | 1 in 941 |
| Mississippi | #252 | 10 | 1 in 1,375 |
| Kentucky | #262 | 12 | 1 in 1,746 |
| South Carolina | #269 | 11 | 1 in 1,610 |
| Pennsylvania | #304 | 32 | 1 in 2,148 |
| Virginia | #310 | 17 | 1 in 1,984 |
| Indiana | #320 | 14 | 1 in 2,347 |
| Kansas | #324 | 7 | 1 in 2,070 |
| Alabama | #326 | 11 | 1 in 1,940 |
| Maryland | #329 | 11 | 1 in 2,229 |
| Massachusetts | #341 | 14 | 1 in 2,507 |
| Louisiana | #365 | 13 | 1 in 2,169 |
| Missouri | #377 | 11 | 1 in 2,855 |
| Michigan | #389 | 18 | 1 in 3,140 |
| Iowa | #399 | 5 | 1 in 3,190 |
| North Carolina | #399 | 12 | 1 in 2,963 |
| Oklahoma | #400 | 7 | 1 in 2,683 |
| Connecticut | #430 | 5 | 1 in 3,466 |
| Tennessee | #432 | 8 | 1 in 3,444 |
| Georgia | #444 | 12 | 1 in 3,140 |
| New Jersey | #485 | 11 | 1 in 3,817 |
| Colorado | #496 | 6 | 1 in 3,639 |
| Florida | #507 | 17 | 1 in 3,908 |
| Wisconsin | #512 | 6 | 1 in 4,946 |
| Ohio | #523 | 14 | 1 in 4,853 |
| Washington | #610 | 6 | 1 in 4,534 |
| Arizona | #682 | 5 | 1 in 4,685 |
| Illinois | #689 | 12 | 1 in 5,911 |
| New York | #725 | 17 | 1 in 6,382 |
| California | #765 | 32 | 1 in 6,491 |
| Texas | #796 | 19 | 1 in 6,930 |
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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.
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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
| 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 1986
girls
#501
424 births · 1 in 4,046 girls
Top girls' names in 1986
More about 1986
girls
1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 4,046 of them was named Sherri, which outranked 96.1% of the 12,836 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
Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.