Sherrie

#14,942 for girls in 2025, 5 births · Last seen for boys in 1968 at #4,136
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1962 · 1,534 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
35,148
since 1921

Sherrie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Sherrie has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201949peak #215, 1962girls
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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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2025#14,9425—
2024#12,1617—
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2022#11,2318—
2021#12,2067—
2020#15,0885—
2019#15,5395—
2018#15,6825—
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2016#9,41111—
2015#10,14810—
2014#14,5586—
2013#11,0009—
2012#11,2579—
2011#9,15012—
2010#9,23112—
2009#11,4599—
2008#10,08411—
2007#8,52014—
2006#9,90111—
2005#13,0107—
2004#8,71612—
2003#6,88516—
2002#4,90624—
2001#5,17422—
2000#4,64925—
1999#4,71823—
1998#3,42635—
1997#3,36534—
1996#3,42933—
1995#3,67029—
1994#2,75244—
1993#2,48950—
1992#2,29557—
1991#1,89474—
1990#1,433110—
1989#1,47199—
1988#1,217123—
1987#931176—
1986#917175—
1985#813201—
1984#652267—
1983#761212—
1982#642278—
1981#706239—
1980#646282—
1979#533356—
1978#543326—
1977#504369—
1976#449431—
1975#406499—
1974#405498—
1973#339645—
1972#327715—
1971#326813—
1970#306926—
1969#2821,007—
1968#2681,012#4,1365
1967#2511,114—
1966#2531,133—
1965#2481,207—
1964#2401,329—
1963#2231,494—
1962#2151,534—
1961#2341,370—
1960#2411,330—
1959#2301,368—
1958#2281,338—
1957#2191,452—
1956#2271,337—
1955#2381,155—
1954#2501,072#3,4526
1953#294788—
1952#288799—
1951#341542—
1950#339531—
1949#348500—
1948#344510—
1947#333569—
1946#351468—
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1944#416304—
1943#465254—
1942#529196—
1941#537171—
1940#70697—
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1938#75684—
1937#85066—
1936#82766—
1935#1,16237—
1934#1,83418—
1933#1,65821—
1932#2,23514—
1931#2,42712—
1930#3,6587—
1929#3,3948—
1928#2,49713—
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First appearance
1921

The first year at least five girls were named Sherrie! It came in at #4,023, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1922, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Sherrie is popular in 1949

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedNHWashington: #167 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,005 girlsWAIdaho: #160 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 767 girlsIDMontana: #188 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,013 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #350 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,643 girlsMNIllinois: #356 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 4,086 girlsILWisconsin: #332 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,614 girlsWIMichigan: #297 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 3,213 girlsMINew York: #707 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 14,191 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedRIOregon: #240 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,670 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedSDIowa: #278 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,032 girlsIAIndiana: #268 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,625 girlsINOhio: #407 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 5,781 girlsOHPennsylvania: #437 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 6,847 girlsPANew Jersey: #408 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,064 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #260 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 1,887 girlsCAUtah: #64 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 257 girlsUTColorado: #187 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,096 girlsCONebraska: #282 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,689 girlsNEMissouri: #307 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,229 girlsMOKentucky: #309 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,839 girlsKYWest Virginia: #343 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,408 girlsWVVirginia: #432 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,105 girlsVAMaryland: #339 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,743 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedDEArizona: #269 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,485 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedNMKansas: #233 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,797 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedARTennessee: #205 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,396 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #529 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,175 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #434 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,635 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #260 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,955 girlsOKLouisiana: #487 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,593 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedMSAlabama: #455 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,344 girlsALGeorgia: #314 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,663 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedHITexas: #329 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 2,368 girlsTXFlorida: #399 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,848 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#64 · 1 in 257
  2. Idaho#160 · 1 in 767
  3. Washington#167 · 1 in 1,005
  4. Colorado#187 · 1 in 1,096
  5. Montana#188 · 1 in 1,013

Best ever in a state: #54 in Utah, 1952.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#64321 in 257
Idaho#16081 in 767
Washington#167251 in 1,005
Colorado#187131 in 1,096
Montana#18861 in 1,013
Tennessee#205271 in 1,396
Kansas#233101 in 1,797
Oregon#24091 in 1,670
California#260601 in 1,887
Oklahoma#260111 in 1,955
Indiana#268161 in 2,625
Arizona#26961 in 1,485
Iowa#27891 in 3,032
Nebraska#28251 in 2,689
Michigan#297221 in 3,213
Missouri#307121 in 3,229
Kentucky#309121 in 2,839
Georgia#314161 in 2,663
Texas#329401 in 2,368
Wisconsin#33281 in 4,614
Maryland#33961 in 3,743
West Virginia#34371 in 3,408
Minnesota#35071 in 4,643
Illinois#356211 in 4,086
Florida#39971 in 3,848
Ohio#407151 in 5,781
New Jersey#40871 in 6,064
Virginia#43271 in 5,105
South Carolina#43461 in 4,635
Pennsylvania#437151 in 6,847
Alabama#45571 in 5,344
Louisiana#48761 in 5,593
North Carolina#52961 in 8,175
New York#707101 in 14,191
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See more about Sherrie
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 2,781 spots since 2024 (#12,161 → #14,942)
  • 146 spots since 2020 (#15,088 → #14,942)
  • 4,794 spots since 2015 (#10,148 → #14,942)
  • Biggest jump: 335 spots in 1936 (#1,162 → #827)
  • Biggest drop: 286 spots in 1988 (#931 → #1,217)
Rise & fade · girls
41 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1921
  • Peaked 1962 at #215 (1,534 births)
  • Births halved by 1972, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 52 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 52 yrs · run 1936–1987
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,282
  • Highest: 1 in 1,282 girls born in 1962 were named Sherrie (0.08%)
  • Latest: 1 in 321,453 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 35.6% of all girls named Sherrie (12,530) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1920s62#2,339 (1927)#3,608
1930s404#756 (1938)#1,617
1940s3,389#333 (1947)#443
1950s10,382#219 (1957)#265
1960s12,530#215 (1962)#246
1970s5,578#306 (1970)#414
1980s2,052#642 (1982)#876
1990s489#1,433 (1990)#2,947
2000s151#4,649 (2000)#8,330
2010s79#9,150 (2011)#11,775
2020s32#11,231 (2022)#13,126

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.

Sherrie in 1949

girls
#348
500 births · 1 in 3,422 girls

Top girls' names in 1949

  1. #1Linda91,015
  2. #2Mary66,874
  3. #3Patricia46,324
  4. #4Barbara42,600
  5. #5Susan37,709
  6. #6Sandra30,643
  7. #7Nancy29,249
  8. #8Carol26,780
  9. #9Kathleen26,357
  10. #10Sharon25,713
  11. #348Sherrie500
More about 1949

girls

1,710,877 girls got a published name in 1949; 1 in 3,422 of them was named Sherrie, which outranked 94.3% of the 6,066 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sherrie
  1. #345Darla502
  2. #345Janette502
  3. #347Camille501
  4. #348Sherrie500
  5. #349Celia498
  6. #349Margarita498
  7. #351Ada497
Biggest movers since 1948
Risers
  1. ↑ 937Sharman#1,708 → #771
  2. ↑ 665Roseanna#1,422 → #757
  3. ↑ 483Shauna#1,173 → #690
  4. ↑ 293Jacalyn#1,116 → #823
  5. ↑ 267Sanjuana#1,185 → #918
Fallers
  1. ↓ 339Sandie#939 → #1,278
  2. ↓ 296Syble#955 → #1,251
  3. ↓ 272Shirleen#964 → #1,236
  4. ↓ 266Ginny#734 → #1,000
  5. ↓ 260Dina#861 → #1,121

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

See the top 100 for 1949 →