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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201957peak #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—
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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—
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1951#341542—
1950#339531—
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1948#344510—
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1944#416304—
1943#465254—
1942#529196—
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1940#70697—
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1933#1,65821—
1932#2,23514—
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1930#3,6587—
1929#3,3948—
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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 1957

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #137 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 459 girlsAKMaine: 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: #167 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 738 girlsWAIdaho: #183 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 795 girlsIDMontana: #193 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 903 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #228 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,602 girlsMNIllinois: #228 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 1,549 girlsILWisconsin: #225 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,689 girlsWIMichigan: #195 for girls · 83 births · 1 in 1,146 girlsMINew York: #373 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 3,258 girlsNYMassachusetts: #431 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,687 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedRIOregon: #140 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 591 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedNVWyoming: #156 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 573 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #187 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 885 girlsSDIowa: #213 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,360 girlsIAIndiana: #188 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,180 girlsINOhio: #210 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 1,371 girlsOHPennsylvania: #273 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 2,229 girlsPANew Jersey: #286 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,505 girlsNJConnecticut: #248 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,072 girlsCTCalifornia: #198 for girls · 162 births · 1 in 1,012 girlsCAUtah: #69 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 257 girlsUTColorado: #198 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 933 girlsCONebraska: #214 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,288 girlsNEMissouri: #187 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 1,129 girlsMOKentucky: #182 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,088 girlsKYWest Virginia: #175 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,098 girlsWVVirginia: #292 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,302 girlsVAMaryland: #191 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,216 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedDEArizona: #292 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,517 girlsAZNew Mexico: #333 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,913 girlsNMKansas: #187 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,037 girlsKSArkansas: #274 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,686 girlsARTennessee: #130 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 685 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #148 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 779 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #271 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,670 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #226 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,363 girlsDCOklahoma: #138 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 624 girlsOKLouisiana: #308 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,991 girlsLAMississippi: #418 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,724 girlsMSAlabama: #213 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,222 girlsALGeorgia: #216 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,211 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedHITexas: #215 for girls · 107 births · 1 in 1,079 girlsTXFlorida: #223 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,275 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#69 · 1 in 257
  2. Tennessee#130 · 1 in 685
  3. Alaska#137 · 1 in 459
  4. Oklahoma#138 · 1 in 624
  5. Oregon#140 · 1 in 591

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#69411 in 257
Tennessee#130551 in 685
Alaska#13761 in 459
Oklahoma#138351 in 624
Oregon#140271 in 591
North Carolina#148651 in 779
Wyoming#15651 in 573
Washington#167391 in 738
West Virginia#175181 in 1,098
Kentucky#182311 in 1,088
Idaho#18381 in 795
Kansas#187211 in 1,037
Missouri#187401 in 1,129
South Dakota#18781 in 885
Indiana#188441 in 1,180
Maryland#191251 in 1,216
Montana#19381 in 903
Michigan#195831 in 1,146
California#1981621 in 1,012
Colorado#198201 in 933
Ohio#210811 in 1,371
Alabama#213301 in 1,222
Iowa#213211 in 1,360
Nebraska#214111 in 1,288
Texas#2151071 in 1,079
Georgia#216381 in 1,211
Florida#223361 in 1,275
Wisconsin#225261 in 1,689
District of Columbia#226101 in 1,363
Illinois#228701 in 1,549
Minnesota#228241 in 1,602
Connecticut#248121 in 2,072
South Carolina#271171 in 1,670
Pennsylvania#273531 in 2,229
Arkansas#274111 in 1,686
New Jersey#286231 in 2,505
Arizona#29291 in 1,517
Virginia#292181 in 2,302
Louisiana#308201 in 1,991
New Mexico#33361 in 1,913
New York#373521 in 3,258
Mississippi#41871 in 3,724
Massachusetts#43171 in 7,687
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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 1957

girls
#219
1,452 births · 1 in 1,408 girls

Top girls' names in 1957

  1. #1Mary61,102
  2. #2Susan45,954
  3. #3Linda44,517
  4. #4Debra42,728
  5. #5Karen40,591
  6. #6Deborah40,096
  7. #7Cynthia39,340
  8. #8Patricia39,283
  9. #9Barbara29,692
  10. #10Donna28,042
  11. #219Sherrie1,452
More about 1957

girls

2,044,851 girls got a published name in 1957; 1 in 1,408 of them was named Sherrie, which outranked 96.9% of the 7,015 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sherrie
  1. #216Jayne1,524
  2. #217Esther1,480
  3. #218Heidi1,453
  4. #219Sherrie1,452
  5. #220Priscilla1,449
  6. #221Josephine1,442
  7. #222Jeannie1,424
Biggest movers since 1956
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,944Tammi#3,696 → #752
  2. ↑ 1,310Tamela#2,151 → #841
  3. ↑ 1,298Tammie#1,662 → #364
  4. ↑ 993Tia#1,968 → #975
  5. ↑ 676Tamera#1,287 → #611
Fallers
  1. ↓ 423Corliss#878 → #1,301
  2. ↓ 399Glynis#977 → #1,376
  3. ↓ 367Merrie#977 → #1,344
  4. ↓ 303Taryn#935 → #1,238
  5. ↓ 291Glendora#963 → #1,254

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

See the top 100 for 1957 →