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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201962peak #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—
1945#396320—
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 1962

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedAKMaine: #196 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,102 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedNHWashington: #183 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 816 girlsWAIdaho: #266 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,207 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #230 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,516 girlsMNIllinois: #252 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 1,715 girlsILWisconsin: #241 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,841 girlsWIMichigan: #209 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 1,207 girlsMINew York: #378 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 3,203 girlsNYMassachusetts: #272 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,335 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedRIOregon: #252 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,283 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #202 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 958 girlsSDIowa: #277 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,954 girlsIAIndiana: #216 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,241 girlsINOhio: #197 for girls · 91 births · 1 in 1,082 girlsOHPennsylvania: #258 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 1,831 girlsPANew Jersey: #297 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 2,282 girlsNJConnecticut: #263 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,821 girlsCTCalifornia: #214 for girls · 158 births · 1 in 1,098 girlsCAUtah: #81 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 293 girlsUTColorado: #233 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,128 girlsCONebraska: #229 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,303 girlsNEMissouri: #224 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,420 girlsMOKentucky: #167 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 880 girlsKYWest Virginia: #171 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 948 girlsWVVirginia: #198 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,059 girlsVAMaryland: #146 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 697 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedDEArizona: #181 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 701 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedNMKansas: #193 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 945 girlsKSArkansas: #177 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 881 girlsARTennessee: #145 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 726 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #156 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 782 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #185 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 875 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #162 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 726 girlsDCOklahoma: #139 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 589 girlsOKLouisiana: #273 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,463 girlsLAMississippi: #203 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 950 girlsMSAlabama: #170 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 834 girlsALGeorgia: #150 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 693 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedHITexas: #209 for girls · 114 births · 1 in 970 girlsTXFlorida: #224 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 1,230 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#81 · 1 in 293
  2. Oklahoma#139 · 1 in 589
  3. Tennessee#145 · 1 in 726
  4. Maryland#146 · 1 in 697
  5. Georgia#150 · 1 in 693

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#81361 in 293
Oklahoma#139351 in 589
Tennessee#145491 in 726
Maryland#146421 in 697
Georgia#150631 in 693
North Carolina#156611 in 782
District of Columbia#162181 in 726
Kentucky#167351 in 880
Alabama#170401 in 834
West Virginia#171171 in 948
Arkansas#177201 in 881
Arizona#181221 in 701
Washington#183341 in 816
South Carolina#185291 in 875
Kansas#193211 in 945
Maine#19691 in 1,102
Ohio#197911 in 1,082
Virginia#198381 in 1,059
South Dakota#20271 in 958
Mississippi#203261 in 950
Michigan#209681 in 1,207
Texas#2091141 in 970
California#2141581 in 1,098
Indiana#216391 in 1,241
Florida#224401 in 1,230
Missouri#224301 in 1,420
Nebraska#229111 in 1,303
Minnesota#230251 in 1,516
Colorado#233171 in 1,128
Wisconsin#241231 in 1,841
Illinois#252601 in 1,715
Oregon#252121 in 1,283
Pennsylvania#258571 in 1,831
Connecticut#263131 in 1,821
Idaho#26651 in 1,207
Massachusetts#272221 in 2,335
Louisiana#273261 in 1,463
Iowa#277141 in 1,954
New Jersey#297251 in 2,282
New York#378511 in 3,203
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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 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 1962

girls
#215
1,534 births · 1 in 1,282 girls

Top girls' names in 1962

  1. #1Lisa46,069
  2. #2Mary43,502
  3. #3Susan35,752
  4. #4Karen35,184
  5. #5Linda31,461
  6. #6Patricia26,532
  7. #7Donna25,719
  8. #8Cynthia24,025
  9. #9Deborah22,889
  10. #10Sandra22,420
  11. #215Sherrie1,534
More about 1962

girls

1,966,603 girls got a published name in 1962; 1 in 1,282 of them was named Sherrie, which outranked 97.2% of the 7,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sherrie
  1. #212Felicia1,609
  2. #213Ronda1,596
  3. #214Marlene1,557
  4. #215Sherrie1,534
  5. #216Cassandra1,533
  6. #217Ramona1,520
  7. #218Chris1,519
Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,281Tiffany#2,070 → #789
  2. ↑ 879Whitney#1,627 → #748
  3. ↑ 541Zina#1,533 → #992
  4. ↑ 414Glynis#1,406 → #992
  5. ↑ 408Lolita#978 → #570
Fallers
  1. ↓ 300Fern#821 → #1,121
  2. ↓ 259Jacklyn#815 → #1,074
  3. ↓ 255Dorthy#929 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 224Laurene#943 → #1,167
  5. ↓ 215Jimmie#911 → #1,126

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

See the top 100 for 1962 →