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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201990peak #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
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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—
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1940#1,18638—
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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 1990

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Sherri, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Sherri, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Sherri, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Sherri, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Sherri, so not publishedWAIdaho: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Sherri, so not publishedMNIllinois: #942 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 8,723 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Sherri, so not publishedWIMichigan: #692 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 6,247 girlsMINew York: #1,268 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 13,562 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Sherri, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Sherri, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Sherri, so not publishedORNevada: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Sherri, so not publishedIAIndiana: #608 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,025 girlsINOhio: #759 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 7,877 girlsOHPennsylvania: #652 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 6,050 girlsPANew Jersey: #695 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,996 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Sherri, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,541 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 17,496 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Sherri, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Sherri, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Sherri, so not publishedNEMissouri: #562 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,693 girlsMOKentucky: #505 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,248 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Sherri, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Sherri, so not publishedVAMaryland: #524 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,052 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Sherri, so not publishedDEArizona: #658 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,377 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Sherri, so not publishedNMKansas: #423 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,792 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Sherri, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Sherri, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #866 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,173 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #494 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,339 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Sherri, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Sherri, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #709 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,076 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Sherri, so not publishedMSAlabama: #586 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,495 girlsALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Sherri, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Sherri, so not publishedHITexas: #1,174 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 11,465 girlsTXFlorida: #1,022 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 9,891 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Kansas#423 · 1 in 2,792
  2. South Carolina#494 · 1 in 3,339
  3. Kentucky#505 · 1 in 4,248
  4. Maryland#524 · 1 in 4,052
  5. Missouri#562 · 1 in 4,693

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kansas#42351 in 2,792
South Carolina#49461 in 3,339
Kentucky#50551 in 4,248
Maryland#52471 in 4,052
Missouri#56271 in 4,693
Alabama#58651 in 4,495
Indiana#60871 in 5,025
Pennsylvania#652121 in 6,050
Arizona#65861 in 4,377
Michigan#692101 in 6,247
New Jersey#69581 in 5,996
Louisiana#70951 in 5,076
Ohio#75991 in 7,877
North Carolina#86651 in 8,173
Illinois#94291 in 8,723
Florida#1,02281 in 9,891
Texas#1,174121 in 11,465
New York#1,26891 in 13,562
California#1,541151 in 17,496
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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 1990

girls
#919
208 births · 1 in 9,128 girls

Top girls' names in 1990

  1. #1Jessica46,486
  2. #2Ashley45,561
  3. #3Brittany36,536
  4. #4Amanda34,413
  5. #5Samantha25,868
  6. #6Sarah25,824
  7. #7Stephanie24,864
  8. #8Jennifer22,236
  9. #9Elizabeth20,750
  10. #10Lauren20,506
  11. #919Sherri208
More about 1990

girls

1,898,547 girls got a published name in 1990; 1 in 9,128 of them was named Sherri, which outranked 94.0% of the 15,234 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sherri
  1. #916Cathy209
  2. #916Chastity209
  3. #916Magdalena209
  4. #919Sherri208
  5. #919Shanell208
  6. #921Fallon207
  7. #921Loretta207
  8. #921Sidney207

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,592Alannah#6,531 → #939
  2. ↑ 1,178Symone#1,998 → #820
  3. ↑ 869Shelbi#1,750 → #881
  4. ↑ 831Latifah#1,532 → #701
  5. ↑ 828Skyler#1,564 → #736
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,554Elizabet#524 → #3,078
  2. ↓ 1,572Katherin#717 → #2,289
  3. ↓ 652Stephani#390 → #1,042
  4. ↓ 504Ashanti#893 → #1,397
  5. ↓ 416Audrianna#759 → #1,175

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

See the top 100 for 1990 →