Sherry

#5,410 for girls in 2025, 23 births · Last seen for boys in 1991 at #8,236
Given to girls 99.6% of the time

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Peak · girls
1962 · 9,223 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
31 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
229,937
since 1909

Sherry over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201943peak #48, 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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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#5,41023—
2024#6,93216—
2023#5,75221—
2022#3,89338—
2021#4,71928—
2020#3,54642—
2019#3,49944—
2018#3,39646—
2017#2,63566—
2016#3,10053—
2015#2,35178—
2014#2,73963—
2013#2,72663—
2012#2,51672—
2011#2,58969—
2010#2,75264—
2009#2,46577—
2008#2,46277—
2007#2,11795—
2006#2,12791—
2005#2,08889—
2004#1,820104—
2003#1,687113—
2002#1,500126—
2001#1,611114—
2000#1,456126—
1999#1,502114—
1998#1,272142—
1997#1,130166—
1996#1,124161—
1995#926203—
1994#827244—
1993#690313—
1992#707305—
1991#634353#8,2365
1990#581399—
1989#518449#7,9055
1988#423548—
1987#401567#5,4597
1986#354672#5,9266
1985#299822#4,6988
1984#273879#5,5616
1983#256929#4,1419
1982#2421,047#6,3855
1981#2081,266#6,2625
1980#1921,404#4,9407
1979#1751,591#3,56911
1978#1511,825#3,07013
1977#1402,071#4,1648
1976#1112,359#4,9356
1975#953,044#2,90213
1974#893,436#2,94612
1973#763,952#2,12419
1972#704,447#1,96621
1971#605,562#1,78425
1970#605,917#1,69926
1969#556,139#2,04617
1968#526,435#1,61424
1967#517,130#1,65222
1966#536,983#1,51026
1965#567,381#1,62523
1964#508,496#1,54526
1963#499,065#1,54826
1962#489,223#1,25938
1961#538,361#1,68623
1960#548,314#1,58126
1959#587,341#2,03316
1958#676,802#2,09315
1957#557,804#1,63424
1956#547,898#2,01516
1955#567,769#1,72520
1954#627,120#2,7439
1953#705,935#1,83618
1952#685,956#1,74919
1951#705,889#1,59822
1950#625,808#1,70119
1949#685,295#1,61621
1948#615,717#1,37828
1947#675,579#1,55523
1946#734,518#1,64219
1945#1042,676#1,69716
1944#1002,733#1,48321
1943#1232,314#1,83316
1942#1451,818#1,73017
1941#1721,252#2,08312
1940#207857#1,80215
1939#226739#2,05012
1938#245674#2,6468
1937#244648#2,19711
1936#257568#1,63917
1935#288436#2,02913
1934#466191#2,7428
1933#569126#3,2686
1932#587125#2,8498
1931#67398—
1930#73491#2,17813
1929#82274#3,9595
1928#83175#3,6976
1927#81081—
1926#93164#2,9049
1925#90567#4,1975
1924#1,13847#3,0239
1923#1,12946#3,4677
1922#1,23240—
1921#1,27637—
1920#1,70824#4,2865
1919#2,38414—
1918#1,56626—
1917#2,42813—
1916#2,49812—
1915#3,4347—
1914#2,26510—
1913#2,8276—
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First appearance
1909

The first year at least five girls were named Sherry! It came in at #2,208, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1909–1912, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Sherry is popular in 1943

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Sherry, so not publishedAKMaine: #143 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 770 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Sherry, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Sherry, so not publishedNHWashington: #61 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 286 girlsWAIdaho: #81 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 323 girlsIDMontana: #55 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 213 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sherry, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #132 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 931 girlsMNIllinois: #101 for girls · 136 births · 1 in 515 girlsILWisconsin: #103 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 706 girlsWIMichigan: #105 for girls · 100 births · 1 in 564 girlsMINew York: #163 for girls · 115 births · 1 in 995 girlsNYMassachusetts: #279 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,882 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Sherry, so not publishedRIOregon: #73 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 338 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Sherry, so not publishedNVWyoming: #62 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 239 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #79 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 333 girlsSDIowa: #54 for girls · 83 births · 1 in 250 girlsIAIndiana: #65 for girls · 99 births · 1 in 329 girlsINOhio: #93 for girls · 136 births · 1 in 477 girlsOHPennsylvania: #152 for girls · 101 births · 1 in 893 girlsPANew Jersey: #221 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,903 girlsNJConnecticut: #289 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,270 girlsCTCalifornia: #99 for girls · 175 births · 1 in 446 girlsCAUtah: #38 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 168 girlsUTColorado: #66 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 275 girlsCONebraska: #100 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 535 girlsNEMissouri: #73 for girls · 89 births · 1 in 370 girlsMOKentucky: #122 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 644 girlsKYWest Virginia: #118 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 649 girlsWVVirginia: #269 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,166 girlsVAMaryland: #169 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 993 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Sherry, so not publishedDEArizona: #107 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 406 girlsAZNew Mexico: #166 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 682 girlsNMKansas: #57 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 250 girlsKSArkansas: #99 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 442 girlsARTennessee: #135 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 683 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #206 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,266 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #271 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,918 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #122 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 643 girlsDCOklahoma: #56 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 254 girlsOKLouisiana: #122 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 482 girlsLAMississippi: #154 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 660 girlsMSAlabama: #109 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 493 girlsALGeorgia: #169 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 794 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Sherry, so not publishedHITexas: #67 for girls · 224 births · 1 in 332 girlsTXFlorida: #135 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 579 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#38 · 1 in 168
  2. Iowa#54 · 1 in 250
  3. Montana#55 · 1 in 213
  4. Oklahoma#56 · 1 in 254
  5. Kansas#57 · 1 in 250

Best ever in a state: #17 in Arkansas, 1962.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#38411 in 168
Iowa#54831 in 250
Montana#55201 in 213
Oklahoma#56841 in 254
Kansas#57591 in 250
Washington#61651 in 286
Wyoming#6281 in 239
Indiana#65991 in 329
Colorado#66381 in 275
Texas#672241 in 332
Missouri#73891 in 370
Oregon#73311 in 338
South Dakota#79151 in 333
Idaho#81141 in 323
Ohio#931361 in 477
Arkansas#99471 in 442
California#991751 in 446
Nebraska#100191 in 535
Illinois#1011361 in 515
Wisconsin#103401 in 706
Michigan#1051001 in 564
Arizona#107161 in 406
Alabama#109691 in 493
West Virginia#118301 in 649
District of Columbia#122151 in 643
Kentucky#122451 in 644
Louisiana#122571 in 482
Minnesota#132271 in 931
Florida#135361 in 579
Tennessee#135471 in 683
Maine#143101 in 770
Pennsylvania#1521011 in 893
Mississippi#154381 in 660
New York#1631151 in 995
New Mexico#16691 in 682
Georgia#169461 in 794
Maryland#169191 in 993
North Carolina#206341 in 1,266
New Jersey#221191 in 1,903
Virginia#269141 in 2,166
South Carolina#271131 in 1,918
Massachusetts#279101 in 3,882
Connecticut#28951 in 3,270
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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 Sherry
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 1,522 spots since 2024 (#6,932 → #5,410)
  • 1,864 spots since 2020 (#3,546 → #5,410)
  • 3,059 spots since 2015 (#2,351 → #5,410)
  • Biggest jump: 233 spots in 1925 (#1,138 → #905)
  • Biggest drop: 198 spots in 1996 (#926 → #1,124)
Rise & fade · girls
53 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1909
  • Peaked 1962 at #48 (9,223 births)
  • Births halved by 1972, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 31 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 31 yrs · run 1946–1975
  • Top 1,000: 71 yrs · run 1925–1995
Share of babies · girls
1 in 213
  • Highest: 1 in 213 girls born in 1963 were named Sherry (0.47%)
  • Latest: 1 in 69,881 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #48 in 1962, was only 1 in 213 (0.47%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 33.7% of all girls named Sherry (77,527) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s5#2,208 (1909)#2,208
1910s88#1,566 (1918)#2,486
1920s555#810 (1927)#1,078
1930s3,696#226 (1939)#429
1940s32,759#61 (1948)#112
1950s68,322#54 (1956)#62
1960s77,527#48 (1962)#52
1970s34,204#60 (1970)#103
1980s8,583#192 (1980)#317
1990s2,400#581 (1990)#939
2000s1,012#1,456 (2000)#1,933
2010s618#2,351 (2015)#2,830
2020s168#3,546 (2020)#5,042

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.

Sherry in 1943

girls
#123
2,314 births · 1 in 603 girls
boys
#1,833
16 births · 1 in 89,206 boys

Top girls' names in 1943

  1. #1Mary66,174
  2. #2Barbara43,432
  3. #3Patricia39,620
  4. #4Linda38,439
  5. #5Carol31,686
  6. #6Sandra25,990
  7. #7Judith25,214
  8. #8Sharon24,712
  9. #9Nancy23,988
  10. #10Betty21,596
  11. #123Sherry2,314

Top boys' names in 1943

  1. #1James80,278
  2. #2Robert74,892
  3. #3John68,929
  4. #4William55,904
  5. #5Richard46,339
  6. #6David37,240
  7. #7Charles36,632
  8. #8Thomas32,874
  9. #9Ronald29,239
  10. #10Michael24,745
  11. #1,833Sherry16
More about 1943

girls

1,395,293 girls got a published name in 1943; 1 in 603 of them was named Sherry, which outranked 97.7% of the 5,367 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sherry
  1. #120Wilma2,377
  2. #121Charlene2,354
  3. #122Vivian2,321
  4. #123Sherry2,314
  5. #124Florence2,273
  6. #125Lucille2,248
  7. #126Ethel2,217
Biggest movers since 1942
Risers
  1. ↑ 878Tana#1,559 → #681
  2. ↑ 754Rozanne#1,706 → #952
  3. ↑ 722Cheryle#1,592 → #870
  4. ↑ 596Tena#1,592 → #996
  5. ↑ 525Alexis#1,349 → #824
Fallers
  1. ↓ 594Florida#997 → #1,591
  2. ↓ 467Jerilynn#581 → #1,048
  3. ↓ 364Lorelei#864 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 308Kaaren#536 → #844
  5. ↓ 305Erna#864 → #1,169

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

boys

1,427,297 boys got a published name in 1943; 1 in 89,206 of them was named Sherry, which outranked 54.6% of the 4,040 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sherry
  1. #1,764Vidal17
  2. #1,764Virgel17
  3. #1,764Yale17
  4. #1,833Sherry16
  5. #1,833Ace16
  6. #1,833Aldo16
  7. #1,833Alphonzo16
  8. #1,910Antony15
  9. #1,910Archer15
  10. #1,910Armin15

Tied with 76 names at #1,833; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1942
Risers
  1. ↑ 514Derek#1,228 → #714
  2. ↑ 465Armond#1,421 → #956
  3. ↑ 368Les#1,214 → #846
  4. ↑ 347Aron#1,244 → #897
  5. ↑ 321Edsel#1,167 → #846
Fallers
  1. ↓ 500Humberto#780 → #1,280
  2. ↓ 352Chauncey#928 → #1,280
  3. ↓ 352Clearence#991 → #1,343
  4. ↓ 344Macarthur#512 → #856
  5. ↓ 325Reyes#933 → #1,258

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

See the top 100 for 1943 →