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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201966peak #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—
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1948#344510—
1947#333569—
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1944#416304—
1943#465254—
1942#529196—
1941#537171—
1940#70697—
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1936#82766—
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1933#1,65821—
1932#2,23514—
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1930#3,6587—
1929#3,3948—
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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 1966

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #94 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 307 girlsAKMaine: #186 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 964 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedNHWashington: #182 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 855 girlsWAIdaho: #207 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 870 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #297 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,447 girlsMNIllinois: #279 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 1,760 girlsILWisconsin: #290 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,370 girlsWIMichigan: #205 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 1,131 girlsMINew York: #458 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 4,051 girlsNYMassachusetts: #377 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,094 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedRIOregon: #165 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 737 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: #311 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,342 girlsIAIndiana: #219 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,237 girlsINOhio: #245 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 1,521 girlsOHPennsylvania: #277 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,865 girlsPANew Jersey: #316 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,345 girlsNJConnecticut: #309 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,204 girlsCTCalifornia: #228 for girls · 131 births · 1 in 1,174 girlsCAUtah: #104 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 401 girlsUTColorado: #213 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,011 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #236 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,383 girlsMOKentucky: #229 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,379 girlsKYWest Virginia: #222 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,261 girlsWVVirginia: #228 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,318 girlsVAMaryland: #298 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,103 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedDEArizona: #354 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,828 girlsAZNew Mexico: #279 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,242 girlsNMKansas: #299 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,789 girlsKSArkansas: #182 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 820 girlsARTennessee: #146 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 722 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #180 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 945 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #179 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 849 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #221 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,101 girlsDCOklahoma: #168 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 744 girlsOKLouisiana: #231 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,187 girlsLAMississippi: #233 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,147 girlsMSAlabama: #210 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,104 girlsALGeorgia: #157 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 730 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedHITexas: #275 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 1,459 girlsTXFlorida: #199 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 997 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Alaska#94 · 1 in 307
  2. Utah#104 · 1 in 401
  3. Tennessee#146 · 1 in 722
  4. Georgia#157 · 1 in 730
  5. Oregon#165 · 1 in 737

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alaska#9471 in 307
Utah#104221 in 401
Tennessee#146421 in 722
Georgia#157531 in 730
Oregon#165181 in 737
Oklahoma#168211 in 744
South Carolina#179251 in 849
North Carolina#180421 in 945
Arkansas#182171 in 820
Washington#182251 in 855
Maine#18681 in 964
Florida#199431 in 997
Michigan#205651 in 1,131
Idaho#20751 in 870
Alabama#210251 in 1,104
Colorado#213151 in 1,011
Indiana#219341 in 1,237
District of Columbia#221101 in 1,101
West Virginia#222101 in 1,261
California#2281311 in 1,174
Virginia#228261 in 1,318
Kentucky#229181 in 1,379
Louisiana#231271 in 1,187
Mississippi#233171 in 1,147
Missouri#236251 in 1,383
Ohio#245561 in 1,521
Texas#275631 in 1,459
Pennsylvania#277481 in 1,865
Illinois#279501 in 1,760
New Mexico#27971 in 1,242
Wisconsin#290151 in 2,370
Minnesota#297121 in 2,447
Maryland#298131 in 2,103
Kansas#29981 in 1,789
Connecticut#309101 in 2,204
Iowa#31191 in 2,342
New Jersey#316221 in 2,345
Arizona#35471 in 1,828
Massachusetts#377111 in 4,094
New York#458361 in 4,051
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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 1966

girls
#253
1,133 births · 1 in 1,494 girls

Top girls' names in 1966

  1. #1Lisa56,918
  2. #2Kimberly32,232
  3. #3Mary28,890
  4. #4Michelle27,159
  5. #5Karen25,450
  6. #6Susan23,776
  7. #7Patricia20,112
  8. #8Tammy18,621
  9. #9Angela18,532
  10. #10Jennifer18,215
  11. #253Sherrie1,133
More about 1966

girls

1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 1,494 of them was named Sherrie, which outranked 96.7% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sherrie
  1. #250Jana1,138
  2. #251Christy1,136
  3. #252Trina1,135
  4. #253Sherrie1,133
  5. #254Rosemary1,122
  6. #255Bernadette1,111
  7. #256Patty1,110
Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,121Tabatha#6,539 → #418
  2. ↑ 1,469Tabitha#1,993 → #524
  3. ↑ 1,325Joell#2,247 → #922
  4. ↑ 1,047Tatia#1,715 → #668
  5. ↑ 969Nichole#1,829 → #860
Fallers
  1. ↓ 398Barb#815 → #1,213
  2. ↓ 310Jewell#952 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 288Roxie#944 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 284Aretha#818 → #1,102
  5. ↓ 280Kecia#392 → #672

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

See the top 100 for 1966 →