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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201971peak #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—
1928#2,49713—
1927#2,33915—
1926#3,5648—
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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 1971

  • 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: #382 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,483 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #409 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,868 girlsMNIllinois: #387 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 2,667 girlsILWisconsin: #381 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,434 girlsWIMichigan: #288 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,769 girlsMINew York: #508 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 4,039 girlsNYMassachusetts: #324 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,448 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedRIOregon: #415 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,670 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: #274 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,753 girlsIAIndiana: #291 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,787 girlsINOhio: #246 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 1,468 girlsOHPennsylvania: #335 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 2,363 girlsPANew Jersey: #425 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,096 girlsNJConnecticut: #413 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,076 girlsCTCalifornia: #461 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 3,029 girlsCAUtah: #150 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 599 girlsUTColorado: #239 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,099 girlsCONebraska: #328 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,119 girlsNEMissouri: #236 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,221 girlsMOKentucky: #273 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,623 girlsKYWest Virginia: #354 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,606 girlsWVVirginia: #224 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,181 girlsVAMaryland: #187 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 938 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedDEArizona: #215 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 943 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedNMKansas: #328 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,933 girlsKSArkansas: #213 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 994 girlsARTennessee: #185 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 943 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #232 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,299 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #279 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,596 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #253 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,256 girlsDCOklahoma: #253 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,261 girlsOKLouisiana: #304 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,534 girlsLAMississippi: #303 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,696 girlsMSAlabama: #230 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,208 girlsALGeorgia: #223 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,109 girlsGAHawaii: #195 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 675 girlsHITexas: #383 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 2,210 girlsTXFlorida: #281 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,541 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#150 · 1 in 599
  2. Tennessee#185 · 1 in 943
  3. Maryland#187 · 1 in 938
  4. Hawaii#195 · 1 in 675
  5. Arkansas#213 · 1 in 994

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#150181 in 599
Tennessee#185331 in 943
Maryland#187251 in 938
Hawaii#19571 in 675
Arkansas#213141 in 994
Arizona#215161 in 943
Georgia#223351 in 1,109
Virginia#224281 in 1,181
Alabama#230221 in 1,208
North Carolina#232311 in 1,299
Missouri#236281 in 1,221
Colorado#239151 in 1,099
Ohio#246571 in 1,468
District of Columbia#25371 in 1,256
Oklahoma#253141 in 1,261
Kentucky#273161 in 1,623
Iowa#274111 in 1,753
South Carolina#279131 in 1,596
Florida#281311 in 1,541
Michigan#288391 in 1,769
Indiana#291231 in 1,787
Mississippi#303111 in 1,696
Louisiana#304191 in 1,534
Massachusetts#324161 in 2,448
Kansas#32871 in 1,933
Nebraska#32851 in 2,119
Pennsylvania#335341 in 2,363
West Virginia#35451 in 2,606
Wisconsin#38191 in 3,434
Washington#38291 in 2,483
Texas#383471 in 2,210
Illinois#387311 in 2,667
Minnesota#40971 in 3,868
Connecticut#41361 in 3,076
Oregon#41551 in 2,670
New Jersey#425151 in 3,096
California#461491 in 3,029
New York#508311 in 4,039
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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 1971

girls
#326
813 births · 1 in 2,047 girls

Top girls' names in 1971

  1. #1Jennifer56,771
  2. #2Michelle33,160
  3. #3Lisa32,907
  4. #4Kimberly30,708
  5. #5Amy26,237
  6. #6Angela25,901
  7. #7Melissa23,875
  8. #8Tammy17,656
  9. #9Mary16,703
  10. #10Julie15,322
  11. #326Sherrie813
More about 1971

girls

1,663,823 girls got a published name in 1971; 1 in 2,047 of them was named Sherrie, which outranked 96.6% of the 9,645 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sherrie
  1. #323Angelique820
  2. #324Jennie815
  3. #325Marcie814
  4. #326Sherrie813
  5. #327Marisol807
  6. #328Jacquelyn804
  7. #329Lorie796
Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,115Yesenia#2,522 → #407
  2. ↑ 1,431Shayla#2,267 → #836
  3. ↑ 853Ebony#1,681 → #828
  4. ↑ 749Consuela#1,706 → #957
  5. ↑ 510Candida#1,196 → #686
Fallers
  1. ↓ 572Sebrina#916 → #1,488
  2. ↓ 382Janene#684 → #1,066
  3. ↓ 375Treena#989 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 356Tisa#910 → #1,266
  5. ↓ 351Shaun#929 → #1,280

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

See the top 100 for 1971 →