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
- Peak · girls
- 1962 · 9,223 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 31 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 229,937since 1909
Sherry over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #5,410 | 23 | — | |
| 2024 | #6,932 | 16 | — | |
| 2023 | #5,752 | 21 | — | |
| 2022 | #3,893 | 38 | — | |
| 2021 | #4,719 | 28 | — | |
| 2020 | #3,546 | 42 | — | |
| 2019 | #3,499 | 44 | — | |
| 2018 | #3,396 | 46 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,635 | 66 | — | |
| 2016 | #3,100 | 53 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,351 | 78 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,739 | 63 | — | |
| 2013 | #2,726 | 63 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,516 | 72 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,589 | 69 | — | |
| 2010 | #2,752 | 64 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,465 | 77 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,462 | 77 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,117 | 95 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,127 | 91 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,088 | 89 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,820 | 104 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,687 | 113 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,500 | 126 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,611 | 114 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,456 | 126 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,502 | 114 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,272 | 142 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,130 | 166 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,124 | 161 | — | |
| 1995 | #926 | 203 | — | |
| 1994 | #827 | 244 | — | |
| 1993 | #690 | 313 | — | |
| 1992 | #707 | 305 | — | |
| 1991 | #634 | 353 | #8,236 | 5 |
| 1990 | #581 | 399 | — | |
| 1989 | #518 | 449 | #7,905 | 5 |
| 1988 | #423 | 548 | — | |
| 1987 | #401 | 567 | #5,459 | 7 |
| 1986 | #354 | 672 | #5,926 | 6 |
| 1985 | #299 | 822 | #4,698 | 8 |
| 1984 | #273 | 879 | #5,561 | 6 |
| 1983 | #256 | 929 | #4,141 | 9 |
| 1982 | #242 | 1,047 | #6,385 | 5 |
| 1981 | #208 | 1,266 | #6,262 | 5 |
| 1980 | #192 | 1,404 | #4,940 | 7 |
| 1979 | #175 | 1,591 | #3,569 | 11 |
| 1978 | #151 | 1,825 | #3,070 | 13 |
| 1977 | #140 | 2,071 | #4,164 | 8 |
| 1976 | #111 | 2,359 | #4,935 | 6 |
| 1975 | #95 | 3,044 | #2,902 | 13 |
| 1974 | #89 | 3,436 | #2,946 | 12 |
| 1973 | #76 | 3,952 | #2,124 | 19 |
| 1972 | #70 | 4,447 | #1,966 | 21 |
| 1971 | #60 | 5,562 | #1,784 | 25 |
| 1970 | #60 | 5,917 | #1,699 | 26 |
| 1969 | #55 | 6,139 | #2,046 | 17 |
| 1968 | #52 | 6,435 | #1,614 | 24 |
| 1967 | #51 | 7,130 | #1,652 | 22 |
| 1966 | #53 | 6,983 | #1,510 | 26 |
| 1965 | #56 | 7,381 | #1,625 | 23 |
| 1964 | #50 | 8,496 | #1,545 | 26 |
| 1963 | #49 | 9,065 | #1,548 | 26 |
| 1962 | #48 | 9,223 | #1,259 | 38 |
| 1961 | #53 | 8,361 | #1,686 | 23 |
| 1960 | #54 | 8,314 | #1,581 | 26 |
| 1959 | #58 | 7,341 | #2,033 | 16 |
| 1958 | #67 | 6,802 | #2,093 | 15 |
| 1957 | #55 | 7,804 | #1,634 | 24 |
| 1956 | #54 | 7,898 | #2,015 | 16 |
| 1955 | #56 | 7,769 | #1,725 | 20 |
| 1954 | #62 | 7,120 | #2,743 | 9 |
| 1953 | #70 | 5,935 | #1,836 | 18 |
| 1952 | #68 | 5,956 | #1,749 | 19 |
| 1951 | #70 | 5,889 | #1,598 | 22 |
| 1950 | #62 | 5,808 | #1,701 | 19 |
| 1949 | #68 | 5,295 | #1,616 | 21 |
| 1948 | #61 | 5,717 | #1,378 | 28 |
| 1947 | #67 | 5,579 | #1,555 | 23 |
| 1946 | #73 | 4,518 | #1,642 | 19 |
| 1945 | #104 | 2,676 | #1,697 | 16 |
| 1944 | #100 | 2,733 | #1,483 | 21 |
| 1943 | #123 | 2,314 | #1,833 | 16 |
| 1942 | #145 | 1,818 | #1,730 | 17 |
| 1941 | #172 | 1,252 | #2,083 | 12 |
| 1940 | #207 | 857 | #1,802 | 15 |
| 1939 | #226 | 739 | #2,050 | 12 |
| 1938 | #245 | 674 | #2,646 | 8 |
| 1937 | #244 | 648 | #2,197 | 11 |
| 1936 | #257 | 568 | #1,639 | 17 |
| 1935 | #288 | 436 | #2,029 | 13 |
| 1934 | #466 | 191 | #2,742 | 8 |
| 1933 | #569 | 126 | #3,268 | 6 |
| 1932 | #587 | 125 | #2,849 | 8 |
| 1931 | #673 | 98 | — | |
| 1930 | #734 | 91 | #2,178 | 13 |
| 1929 | #822 | 74 | #3,959 | 5 |
| 1928 | #831 | 75 | #3,697 | 6 |
| 1927 | #810 | 81 | — | |
| 1926 | #931 | 64 | #2,904 | 9 |
| 1925 | #905 | 67 | #4,197 | 5 |
| 1924 | #1,138 | 47 | #3,023 | 9 |
| 1923 | #1,129 | 46 | #3,467 | 7 |
| 1922 | #1,232 | 40 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,276 | 37 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,708 | 24 | #4,286 | 5 |
| 1919 | #2,384 | 14 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,566 | 26 | — | |
| 1917 | #2,428 | 13 | — | |
| 1916 | #2,498 | 12 | — | |
| 1915 | #3,434 | 7 | — | |
| 1914 | #2,265 | 10 | — | |
| 1913 | #2,827 | 6 | — | |
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| 1909 | #2,208 | 5 | — | |
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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 1986
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Mississippi#156 · 1 in 764
- Arkansas#172 · 1 in 955
- North Carolina#185 · 1 in 1,046
- Kentucky#185 · 1 in 1,103
- Tennessee#191 · 1 in 1,148
Best ever in a state: #17 in Arkansas, 1962.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #156 | 18 | 1 in 764 |
| Arkansas | #172 | 13 | 1 in 955 |
| Kentucky | #185 | 19 | 1 in 1,103 |
| North Carolina | #185 | 34 | 1 in 1,046 |
| Tennessee | #191 | 24 | 1 in 1,148 |
| South Carolina | #199 | 16 | 1 in 1,107 |
| West Virginia | #228 | 7 | 1 in 1,349 |
| Alabama | #240 | 15 | 1 in 1,423 |
| Georgia | #248 | 26 | 1 in 1,449 |
| Missouri | #255 | 19 | 1 in 1,653 |
| Washington | #273 | 17 | 1 in 1,600 |
| Florida | #284 | 36 | 1 in 1,845 |
| Kansas | #287 | 8 | 1 in 1,812 |
| Ohio | #292 | 34 | 1 in 1,998 |
| Virginia | #300 | 18 | 1 in 1,874 |
| Louisiana | #306 | 16 | 1 in 1,762 |
| Maryland | #306 | 12 | 1 in 2,044 |
| Oklahoma | #318 | 10 | 1 in 1,878 |
| New Mexico | #324 | 6 | 1 in 1,579 |
| Michigan | #331 | 24 | 1 in 2,355 |
| Pennsylvania | #354 | 26 | 1 in 2,643 |
| Minnesota | #362 | 10 | 1 in 2,767 |
| New Jersey | #363 | 16 | 1 in 2,624 |
| Texas | #371 | 57 | 1 in 2,310 |
| Indiana | #405 | 10 | 1 in 3,286 |
| Wisconsin | #414 | 8 | 1 in 3,710 |
| New York | #422 | 39 | 1 in 2,782 |
| Connecticut | #430 | 5 | 1 in 3,466 |
| Illinois | #445 | 22 | 1 in 3,224 |
| Utah | #446 | 5 | 1 in 2,794 |
| Colorado | #452 | 7 | 1 in 3,119 |
| Massachusetts | #526 | 7 | 1 in 5,014 |
| California | #584 | 48 | 1 in 4,327 |
| Arizona | #592 | 6 | 1 in 3,904 |
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| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1909
- Peaked 1962 at #48 (9,223 births)
- Births halved by 1972, 10 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 31 yrs · run 1946–1975
- Top 1,000: 71 yrs · run 1925–1995
- 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
- 33.7% of all girls named Sherry (77,527) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | #2,208 (1909) | #2,208 |
| 1910s | 88 | #1,566 (1918) | #2,486 |
| 1920s | 555 | #810 (1927) | #1,078 |
| 1930s | 3,696 | #226 (1939) | #429 |
| 1940s | 32,759 | #61 (1948) | #112 |
| 1950s | 68,322 | #54 (1956) | #62 |
| 1960s | 77,527 | #48 (1962) | #52 |
| 1970s | 34,204 | #60 (1970) | #103 |
| 1980s | 8,583 | #192 (1980) | #317 |
| 1990s | 2,400 | #581 (1990) | #939 |
| 2000s | 1,012 | #1,456 (2000) | #1,933 |
| 2010s | 618 | #2,351 (2015) | #2,830 |
| 2020s | 168 | #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 1986
Top girls' names in 1986
Top boys' names in 1986
More about 1986
girls
1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 2,553 of them was named Sherry, which outranked 97.2% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 306,919 of them was named Sherry, which outranked 24.3% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #5,332Zebulin7
- #5,332Zeeshan7
- #5,332Ziad7
- #5,926Sherry6
- #5,926Aaric6
- #5,926Aarin6
- #5,926Abayomi6
- #6,721Aalok5
- #6,721Aamer5
- #6,721Aaronjames5
Tied with 794 names at #5,926; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.