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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | — | |
| 1912 | — | — | ||
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | #2,208 | 5 | — | |
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1997
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Hawaii#242 · 1 in 749
- Alabama#606 · 1 in 4,147
- Georgia#616 · 1 in 4,277
- Colorado#694 · 1 in 4,190
- Pennsylvania#716 · 1 in 5,826
Best ever in a state: #17 in Arkansas, 1962.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #242 | 5 | 1 in 749 |
| Alabama | #606 | 5 | 1 in 4,147 |
| Georgia | #616 | 10 | 1 in 4,277 |
| Colorado | #694 | 5 | 1 in 4,190 |
| Pennsylvania | #716 | 10 | 1 in 5,826 |
| Missouri | #759 | 5 | 1 in 5,904 |
| North Carolina | #823 | 6 | 1 in 6,676 |
| New York | #922 | 14 | 1 in 7,214 |
| Illinois | #1,127 | 7 | 1 in 9,988 |
| California | #1,142 | 22 | 1 in 10,130 |
| Florida | #1,314 | 6 | 1 in 12,225 |
| Texas | #1,460 | 10 | 1 in 13,989 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Indiana | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Kentucky | — | — | — |
| Louisiana | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Michigan | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Ohio | — | — | — |
| Oklahoma | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| 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
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
| 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 1997
girls
#1,130
166 births · 1 in 10,486 girls
Top girls' names in 1997
More about 1997
girls
1,740,710 girls got a published name in 1997; 1 in 10,486 of them was named Sherry, which outranked 93.0% of the 16,163 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).