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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201961peak #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—
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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1926#3,5648—
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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 1961

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedAKMaine: #277 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,012 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedNHWashington: #232 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,264 girlsWAIdaho: #138 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 487 girlsIDMontana: #162 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 589 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #258 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,932 girlsMNIllinois: #272 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 1,939 girlsILWisconsin: #274 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,455 girlsWIMichigan: #210 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 1,224 girlsMINew York: #500 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 5,418 girlsNYMassachusetts: #292 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,001 girlsMARhode Island: #204 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,372 girlsRIOregon: #175 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 741 girlsORNevada: #144 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 516 girlsNVWyoming: #173 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 585 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #247 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,414 girlsSDIowa: #291 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,360 girlsIAIndiana: #191 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 1,019 girlsINOhio: #208 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 1,241 girlsOHPennsylvania: #327 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 2,847 girlsPANew Jersey: #447 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,893 girlsNJConnecticut: #325 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,729 girlsCTCalifornia: #231 for girls · 141 births · 1 in 1,242 girlsCAUtah: #88 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 331 girlsUTColorado: #249 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,325 girlsCONebraska: #319 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,465 girlsNEMissouri: #185 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 984 girlsMOKentucky: #192 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,063 girlsKYWest Virginia: #209 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,201 girlsWVVirginia: #235 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,488 girlsVAMaryland: #198 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,123 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedDEArizona: #242 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,097 girlsAZNew Mexico: #355 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,993 girlsNMKansas: #282 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,694 girlsKSArkansas: #185 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 921 girlsARTennessee: #142 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 739 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #158 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 800 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #199 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 998 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #323 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,204 girlsDCOklahoma: #142 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 613 girlsOKLouisiana: #227 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,227 girlsLAMississippi: #239 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,241 girlsMSAlabama: #212 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,108 girlsALGeorgia: #184 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 948 girlsGAHawaii: #209 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 763 girlsHITexas: #229 for girls · 99 births · 1 in 1,129 girlsTXFlorida: #197 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 1,022 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#88 · 1 in 331
  2. Idaho#138 · 1 in 487
  3. Oklahoma#142 · 1 in 613
  4. Tennessee#142 · 1 in 739
  5. Nevada#144 · 1 in 516

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#88321 in 331
Idaho#138131 in 487
Oklahoma#142341 in 613
Tennessee#142491 in 739
Nevada#14451 in 516
North Carolina#158611 in 800
Montana#162111 in 589
Wyoming#17351 in 585
Oregon#175211 in 741
Georgia#184471 in 948
Arkansas#185191 in 921
Missouri#185451 in 984
Indiana#191491 in 1,019
Kentucky#192301 in 1,063
Florida#197491 in 1,022
Maryland#198271 in 1,123
South Carolina#199261 in 998
Rhode Island#20461 in 1,372
Ohio#208841 in 1,241
Hawaii#20981 in 763
West Virginia#209141 in 1,201
Michigan#210711 in 1,224
Alabama#212311 in 1,108
Louisiana#227311 in 1,227
Texas#229991 in 1,129
California#2311411 in 1,242
Washington#232221 in 1,264
Virginia#235271 in 1,488
Mississippi#239201 in 1,241
Arizona#242141 in 1,097
South Dakota#24751 in 1,414
Colorado#249151 in 1,325
Minnesota#258201 in 1,932
Illinois#272551 in 1,939
Wisconsin#274181 in 2,455
Maine#27751 in 2,012
Kansas#282121 in 1,694
Iowa#291121 in 2,360
Massachusetts#292181 in 3,001
Nebraska#31961 in 2,465
District of Columbia#32361 in 2,204
Connecticut#32591 in 2,729
Pennsylvania#327391 in 2,847
New Mexico#35561 in 1,993
New Jersey#447121 in 4,893
New York#500311 in 5,418
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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 1961

girls
#234
1,370 births · 1 in 1,473 girls

Top girls' names in 1961

  1. #1Mary47,682
  2. #2Lisa42,720
  3. #3Susan37,532
  4. #4Linda35,597
  5. #5Karen34,707
  6. #6Patricia28,889
  7. #7Donna28,679
  8. #8Cynthia24,393
  9. #9Sandra24,153
  10. #10Deborah24,107
  11. #234Sherrie1,370
More about 1961

girls

2,018,495 girls got a published name in 1961; 1 in 1,473 of them was named Sherrie, which outranked 96.9% of the 7,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sherrie
  1. #231Alison1,409
  2. #232Jacquelyn1,394
  3. #233Debora1,385
  4. #234Sherrie1,370
  5. #235Dolores1,340
  6. #236Lora1,325
  7. #237Esther1,317
Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
  1. ↑ 997Corinna#1,811 → #814
  2. ↑ 789Sabra#1,637 → #848
  3. ↑ 745Velvet#1,286 → #541
  4. ↑ 601Johnna#1,043 → #442
  5. ↑ 600Damita#1,597 → #997
Fallers
  1. ↓ 317Sheena#980 → #1,297
  2. ↓ 253Lita#909 → #1,162
  3. ↓ 241Jannette#970 → #1,211
  4. ↓ 229Francisca#939 → #1,168
  5. ↓ 214Andra#822 → #1,036

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

See the top 100 for 1961 →