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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201960peak #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—
2024#12,1617—
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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—
1952#288799—
1951#341542—
1950#339531—
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1948#344510—
1947#333569—
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1944#416304—
1943#465254—
1942#529196—
1941#537171—
1940#70697—
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1936#82766—
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1933#1,65821—
1932#2,23514—
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1930#3,6587—
1929#3,3948—
1928#2,49713—
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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 1960

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedAKMaine: #239 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,657 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedNHWashington: #206 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 942 girlsWAIdaho: #170 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 643 girlsIDMontana: #199 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 836 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #206 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 946 girlsNDMinnesota: #244 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,761 girlsMNIllinois: #254 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 1,764 girlsILWisconsin: #226 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,664 girlsWIMichigan: #216 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 1,359 girlsMINew York: #383 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 3,354 girlsNYMassachusetts: #366 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,792 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedRIOregon: #223 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,078 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #251 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,415 girlsSDIowa: #265 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,876 girlsIAIndiana: #211 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 1,259 girlsINOhio: #215 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 1,366 girlsOHPennsylvania: #302 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 2,482 girlsPANew Jersey: #431 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,817 girlsNJConnecticut: #330 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,077 girlsCTCalifornia: #234 for girls · 138 births · 1 in 1,251 girlsCAUtah: #68 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 248 girlsUTColorado: #226 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,086 girlsCONebraska: #356 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,893 girlsNEMissouri: #189 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 1,041 girlsMOKentucky: #195 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,143 girlsKYWest Virginia: #308 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,485 girlsWVVirginia: #193 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,137 girlsVAMaryland: #231 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,436 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedDEArizona: #232 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,009 girlsAZNew Mexico: #278 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,373 girlsNMKansas: #313 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,102 girlsKSArkansas: #212 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,186 girlsARTennessee: #159 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 827 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #183 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 991 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #221 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,133 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #360 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,640 girlsDCOklahoma: #166 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 777 girlsOKLouisiana: #403 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,773 girlsLAMississippi: #223 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,207 girlsMSAlabama: #230 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,285 girlsALGeorgia: #165 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 755 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedHITexas: #224 for girls · 104 births · 1 in 1,090 girlsTXFlorida: #236 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,396 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#68 · 1 in 248
  2. Tennessee#159 · 1 in 827
  3. Georgia#165 · 1 in 755
  4. Oklahoma#166 · 1 in 777
  5. Idaho#170 · 1 in 643

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#68431 in 248
Tennessee#159441 in 827
Georgia#165591 in 755
Oklahoma#166271 in 777
Idaho#170101 in 643
North Carolina#183491 in 991
Missouri#189431 in 1,041
Virginia#193351 in 1,137
Kentucky#195281 in 1,143
Montana#19981 in 836
North Dakota#20671 in 946
Washington#206301 in 942
Indiana#211401 in 1,259
Arkansas#212151 in 1,186
Ohio#215771 in 1,366
Michigan#216651 in 1,359
South Carolina#221231 in 1,133
Mississippi#223211 in 1,207
Oregon#223151 in 1,078
Texas#2241041 in 1,090
Colorado#226181 in 1,086
Wisconsin#226271 in 1,664
Alabama#230271 in 1,285
Maryland#231211 in 1,436
Arizona#232151 in 1,009
California#2341381 in 1,251
Florida#236361 in 1,396
Maine#23961 in 1,657
Minnesota#244221 in 1,761
South Dakota#25151 in 1,415
Illinois#254611 in 1,764
Iowa#265151 in 1,876
New Mexico#27891 in 1,373
Pennsylvania#302451 in 2,482
West Virginia#30871 in 2,485
Kansas#313101 in 2,102
Connecticut#33081 in 3,077
Nebraska#35651 in 2,893
District of Columbia#36051 in 2,640
Massachusetts#366111 in 4,792
New York#383501 in 3,354
Louisiana#403141 in 2,773
New Jersey#431121 in 4,817
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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 1960

girls
#241
1,330 births · 1 in 1,520 girls

Top girls' names in 1960

  1. #1Mary51,472
  2. #2Susan39,208
  3. #3Linda37,316
  4. #4Karen36,378
  5. #5Donna34,138
  6. #6Lisa33,693
  7. #7Patricia32,113
  8. #8Debra26,732
  9. #9Cynthia26,706
  10. #10Deborah25,266
  11. #241Sherrie1,330
More about 1960

girls

2,021,941 girls got a published name in 1960; 1 in 1,520 of them was named Sherrie, which outranked 96.7% of the 7,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sherrie
  1. #237Nora1,345
  2. #239Lauren1,335
  3. #240Maryann1,332
  4. #241Sherrie1,330
  5. #242Tonya1,327
  6. #243Edith1,282
  7. #244Cassandra1,279
Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,798Lisha#2,395 → #597
  2. ↑ 1,223Elana#2,108 → #885
  3. ↑ 667Leisha#1,537 → #870
  4. ↑ 513Misty#1,214 → #701
  5. ↑ 462Loriann#1,396 → #934
Fallers
  1. ↓ 421Taryn#771 → #1,192
  2. ↓ 335Cheryll#993 → #1,328
  3. ↓ 305Marilynn#724 → #1,029
  4. ↓ 304Drema#997 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 258Merrie#978 → #1,236

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

See the top 100 for 1960 →