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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201965peak #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—
1949#348500—
1948#344510—
1947#333569—
1946#351468—
1945#396320—
1944#416304—
1943#465254—
1942#529196—
1941#537171—
1940#70697—
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1938#75684—
1937#85066—
1936#82766—
1935#1,16237—
1934#1,83418—
1933#1,65821—
1932#2,23514—
1931#2,42712—
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 1965

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedAKMaine: 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: #177 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 791 girlsWAIdaho: #233 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 939 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #267 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,962 girlsMNIllinois: #251 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 1,522 girlsILWisconsin: #309 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,818 girlsWIMichigan: #219 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 1,210 girlsMINew York: #493 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 4,658 girlsNYMassachusetts: #396 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,724 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedRIOregon: #209 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 962 girlsORNevada: #171 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 623 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedSDIowa: #265 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,703 girlsIAIndiana: #235 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,343 girlsINOhio: #210 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 1,240 girlsOHPennsylvania: #297 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 2,214 girlsPANew Jersey: #424 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 4,143 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #252 for girls · 123 births · 1 in 1,314 girlsCAUtah: #66 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 233 girlsUTColorado: #207 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 935 girlsCONebraska: #217 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,154 girlsNEMissouri: #190 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 934 girlsMOKentucky: #163 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 812 girlsKYWest Virginia: #203 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,130 girlsWVVirginia: #268 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,737 girlsVAMaryland: #151 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 762 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedNMKansas: #270 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,399 girlsKSArkansas: #251 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,357 girlsARTennessee: #111 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 525 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #210 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,194 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #163 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 751 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #313 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,950 girlsDCOklahoma: #152 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 631 girlsOKLouisiana: #247 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,337 girlsLAMississippi: #232 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,155 girlsMSAlabama: #214 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,092 girlsALGeorgia: #165 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 756 girlsGAHawaii: #202 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 680 girlsHITexas: #274 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 1,476 girlsTXFlorida: #172 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 807 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#66 · 1 in 233
  2. Tennessee#111 · 1 in 525
  3. Maryland#151 · 1 in 762
  4. Oklahoma#152 · 1 in 631
  5. South Carolina#163 · 1 in 751

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#66371 in 233
Tennessee#111611 in 525
Maryland#151371 in 762
Oklahoma#152271 in 631
Kentucky#163331 in 812
South Carolina#163301 in 751
Georgia#165541 in 756
Nevada#17151 in 623
Florida#172551 in 807
Washington#177281 in 791
Missouri#190391 in 934
Hawaii#20281 in 680
West Virginia#203121 in 1,130
Colorado#207171 in 935
Oregon#209141 in 962
North Carolina#210351 in 1,194
Ohio#210711 in 1,240
Alabama#214271 in 1,092
Nebraska#217101 in 1,154
Michigan#219611 in 1,210
Mississippi#232181 in 1,155
Idaho#23351 in 939
Indiana#235321 in 1,343
Louisiana#247251 in 1,337
Arkansas#251111 in 1,357
Illinois#251601 in 1,522
California#2521231 in 1,314
Iowa#265131 in 1,703
Minnesota#267161 in 1,962
Virginia#268211 in 1,737
Kansas#270111 in 1,399
Texas#274651 in 1,476
Pennsylvania#297421 in 2,214
Wisconsin#309131 in 2,818
District of Columbia#31361 in 1,950
Massachusetts#396101 in 4,724
New Jersey#424131 in 4,143
New York#493331 in 4,658
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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 1965

girls
#248
1,207 births · 1 in 1,462 girls

Top girls' names in 1965

  1. #1Lisa60,271
  2. #2Mary34,270
  3. #3Karen32,869
  4. #4Kimberly28,836
  5. #5Susan26,321
  6. #6Patricia23,552
  7. #7Donna19,700
  8. #8Linda19,345
  9. #9Cynthia19,239
  10. #10Angela18,754
  11. #248Sherrie1,207
More about 1965

girls

1,765,164 girls got a published name in 1965; 1 in 1,462 of them was named Sherrie, which outranked 96.7% of the 7,535 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sherrie
  1. #245Vivian1,253
  2. #246Pam1,218
  3. #247Marlene1,212
  4. #248Sherrie1,207
  5. #249Lois1,204
  6. #250Tara1,168
  7. #251Kellie1,166
Biggest movers since 1964
Risers
  1. ↑ 723Marni#1,610 → #887
  2. ↑ 654Dionne#1,281 → #627
  3. ↑ 432Marnie#1,016 → #584
  4. ↑ 426Keli#1,383 → #957
  5. ↑ 368Gia#1,334 → #966
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,326Djuna#738 → #2,064
  2. ↓ 470Djuana#756 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 383Shirl#714 → #1,097
  4. ↓ 297Beverley#955 → #1,252
  5. ↓ 275Dottie#912 → #1,187

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

See the top 100 for 1965 →