Sheri
#13,208 for girls in 2025, 6 births · Last seen for boys in 1975 at #3,941
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1967 · 2,959 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 60,464since 1928
Sheri over time
Rank among girls' names. Sheri has never cracked the top 100 here.
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 | #13,208 | 6 | — | |
| 2024 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | #8,989 | 11 | — | |
| 2022 | #12,243 | 7 | — | |
| 2021 | #10,292 | 9 | — | |
| 2020 | #13,453 | 6 | — | |
| 2019 | #11,356 | 8 | — | |
| 2018 | #9,151 | 11 | — | |
| 2017 | #11,615 | 8 | — | |
| 2016 | #12,876 | 7 | — | |
| 2015 | #10,866 | 9 | — | |
| 2014 | #10,955 | 9 | — | |
| 2013 | #9,036 | 12 | — | |
| 2012 | #7,144 | 17 | — | |
| 2011 | #13,347 | 7 | — | |
| 2010 | #9,790 | 11 | — | |
| 2009 | #11,459 | 9 | — | |
| 2008 | #6,559 | 20 | — | |
| 2007 | #12,676 | 8 | — | |
| 2006 | #6,840 | 18 | — | |
| 2005 | #7,138 | 16 | — | |
| 2004 | #5,377 | 23 | — | |
| 2003 | #5,586 | 21 | — | |
| 2002 | #4,906 | 24 | — | |
| 2001 | #3,864 | 33 | — | |
| 2000 | #4,291 | 28 | — | |
| 1999 | #4,201 | 27 | — | |
| 1998 | #3,914 | 29 | — | |
| 1997 | #3,105 | 38 | — | |
| 1996 | #2,714 | 45 | — | |
| 1995 | #2,244 | 59 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,786 | 81 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,538 | 101 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,431 | 113 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,205 | 143 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,008 | 180 | — | |
| 1989 | #948 | 187 | — | |
| 1988 | #729 | 257 | — | |
| 1987 | #624 | 308 | — | |
| 1986 | #530 | 385 | — | |
| 1985 | #457 | 470 | — | |
| 1984 | #412 | 517 | — | |
| 1983 | #438 | 480 | — | |
| 1982 | #425 | 515 | — | |
| 1981 | #376 | 618 | — | |
| 1980 | #341 | 708 | — | |
| 1979 | #318 | 755 | — | |
| 1978 | #271 | 852 | — | |
| 1977 | #251 | 983 | — | |
| 1976 | #221 | 1,094 | — | |
| 1975 | #214 | 1,151 | #3,941 | 8 |
| 1974 | #184 | 1,428 | — | |
| 1973 | #165 | 1,667 | #5,101 | 5 |
| 1972 | #147 | 1,923 | #3,344 | 9 |
| 1971 | #151 | 2,144 | #3,658 | 8 |
| 1970 | #140 | 2,400 | #2,739 | 12 |
| 1969 | #132 | 2,601 | #3,062 | 9 |
| 1968 | #119 | 2,718 | #2,311 | 13 |
| 1967 | #115 | 2,959 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1966 | #134 | 2,720 | #3,948 | 5 |
| 1965 | #141 | 2,629 | #2,982 | 8 |
| 1964 | #138 | 2,920 | — | |
| 1963 | #136 | 3,094 | #2,300 | 13 |
| 1962 | #145 | 2,988 | — | |
| 1961 | #168 | 2,488 | — | |
| 1960 | #179 | 2,210 | #3,665 | 6 |
| 1959 | #192 | 1,846 | #3,290 | 7 |
| 1958 | #203 | 1,600 | — | |
| 1957 | #210 | 1,588 | — | |
| 1956 | #195 | 1,716 | #3,942 | 5 |
| 1955 | #242 | 1,144 | — | |
| 1954 | #277 | 935 | — | |
| 1953 | #309 | 713 | — | |
| 1952 | #357 | 535 | — | |
| 1951 | #367 | 483 | — | |
| 1950 | #396 | 413 | — | |
| 1949 | #429 | 341 | — | |
| 1948 | #415 | 364 | — | |
| 1947 | #439 | 348 | — | |
| 1946 | #453 | 294 | — | |
| 1945 | #567 | 168 | — | |
| 1944 | #585 | 157 | — | |
| 1943 | #605 | 154 | — | |
| 1942 | #734 | 105 | — | |
| 1941 | #887 | 68 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,218 | 36 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,091 | 43 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,596 | 23 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,845 | 18 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,549 | 23 | — | |
| 1935 | #2,206 | 14 | — | |
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| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 | — | |
| 1928 | #3,743 | 7 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Sheri! It came in at #3,743, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1929–1934, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Sheri is popular in 1973
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- North Dakota#55 · 1 in 224
- Maine#95 · 1 in 396
- Utah#97 · 1 in 374
- Hawaii#99 · 1 in 349
- Rhode Island#105 · 1 in 425
Best ever in a state: #55 in Utah, 1963.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #55 | 17 | 1 in 224 |
| Maine | #95 | 15 | 1 in 396 |
| Utah | #97 | 29 | 1 in 374 |
| Hawaii | #99 | 13 | 1 in 349 |
| Rhode Island | #105 | 11 | 1 in 425 |
| Kansas | #116 | 25 | 1 in 479 |
| Nevada | #116 | 6 | 1 in 418 |
| Wisconsin | #117 | 51 | 1 in 527 |
| New Hampshire | #124 | 8 | 1 in 523 |
| Oregon | #124 | 25 | 1 in 493 |
| Connecticut | #126 | 26 | 1 in 565 |
| Missouri | #126 | 52 | 1 in 561 |
| South Dakota | #128 | 8 | 1 in 468 |
| Washington | #130 | 35 | 1 in 537 |
| Oklahoma | #131 | 27 | 1 in 570 |
| Delaware | #134 | 5 | 1 in 539 |
| Massachusetts | #136 | 47 | 1 in 675 |
| Pennsylvania | #137 | 103 | 1 in 656 |
| Colorado | #142 | 25 | 1 in 626 |
| New Jersey | #142 | 58 | 1 in 658 |
| Florida | #143 | 64 | 1 in 671 |
| Michigan | #149 | 84 | 1 in 701 |
| Minnesota | #150 | 31 | 1 in 735 |
| Idaho | #151 | 9 | 1 in 538 |
| Illinois | #155 | 90 | 1 in 780 |
| Ohio | #156 | 95 | 1 in 739 |
| Iowa | #159 | 24 | 1 in 679 |
| West Virginia | #160 | 17 | 1 in 670 |
| Arizona | #161 | 21 | 1 in 704 |
| Nebraska | #164 | 13 | 1 in 694 |
| Montana | #165 | 6 | 1 in 628 |
| California | #166 | 158 | 1 in 828 |
| Virginia | #170 | 36 | 1 in 780 |
| Indiana | #182 | 38 | 1 in 933 |
| Arkansas | #186 | 15 | 1 in 830 |
| Louisiana | #187 | 31 | 1 in 828 |
| Maryland | #193 | 20 | 1 in 940 |
| Texas | #201 | 99 | 1 in 953 |
| Kentucky | #209 | 22 | 1 in 1,054 |
| District of Columbia | #210 | 7 | 1 in 913 |
| South Carolina | #223 | 17 | 1 in 1,081 |
| Tennessee | #235 | 22 | 1 in 1,247 |
| New York | #246 | 77 | 1 in 1,342 |
| New Mexico | #248 | 7 | 1 in 1,064 |
| North Carolina | #253 | 25 | 1 in 1,395 |
| Georgia | #260 | 24 | 1 in 1,420 |
| Alabama | #330 | 12 | 1 in 1,914 |
| Mississippi | #351 | 8 | 1 in 2,051 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| 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 Sheri
- 245 spots since 2020 (#13,453 → #13,208)
- 2,342 spots since 2015 (#10,866 → #13,208)
- Biggest jump: 331 spots in 1941 (#1,218 → #887)
- Biggest drop: 219 spots in 1989 (#729 → #948)
- Debuted 1928
- Peaked 1967 at #115 (2,959 births)
- Births halved by 1974, 7 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 49 yrs · run 1941–1989
- Highest: 1 in 558 girls born in 1967 were named Sheri (0.18%)
- Latest: 1 in 267,878 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 45.2% of all girls named Sheri (27,327) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 12 | #3,743 (1928) | #4,157 |
| 1930s | 121 | #1,091 (1939) | #1,657 |
| 1940s | 2,035 | #415 (1948) | #633 |
| 1950s | 10,973 | #192 (1959) | #275 |
| 1960s | 27,327 | #115 (1967) | #141 |
| 1970s | 14,397 | #140 (1970) | #206 |
| 1980s | 4,445 | #341 (1980) | #528 |
| 1990s | 816 | #1,008 (1990) | #2,315 |
| 2000s | 200 | #3,864 (2001) | #6,870 |
| 2010s | 99 | #7,144 (2012) | #10,614 |
| 2020s | 39 | #8,989 (2023) | #11,637 |
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.
Sheri in 1973
Top girls' names in 1973
Top boys' names in 1973
More about 1973
girls
1,458,209 girls got a published name in 1973; 1 in 875 of them was named Sheri, which outranked 98.3% of the 9,810 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,558,576 boys got a published name in 1973; 1 in 311,715 of them was named Sheri, which outranked 13.2% of the 5,877 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 776 names at #5,101; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 669Jabbar#917 → #1,586
- ↓ 361Wes#993 → #1,354
- ↓ 326Paris#797 → #1,123
- ↓ 284Christophe#984 → #1,268
- ↓ 272Bennett#851 → #1,123
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.