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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201974peak #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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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 1974

  • 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: #514 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,929 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedMNIllinois: #553 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 4,357 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedWIMichigan: #370 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,851 girlsMINew York: #770 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 7,368 girlsNYMassachusetts: #359 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,781 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedRIOregon: #391 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,609 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedSDIowa: #391 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,367 girlsIAIndiana: #406 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,173 girlsINOhio: #308 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 2,062 girlsOHPennsylvania: #360 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,571 girlsPANew Jersey: #476 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,419 girlsNJConnecticut: #301 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,780 girlsCTCalifornia: #572 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 4,140 girlsCAUtah: #214 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,065 girlsUTColorado: #459 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,135 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #451 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,709 girlsMOKentucky: #284 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,752 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedWVVirginia: #343 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,313 girlsVAMaryland: #306 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,855 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #257 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,108 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedKSArkansas: #404 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,562 girlsARTennessee: #225 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,195 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #300 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,781 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #286 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,595 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #193 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 932 girlsOKLouisiana: #265 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,182 girlsLAMississippi: #486 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,214 girlsMSAlabama: #232 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,127 girlsALGeorgia: #247 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,320 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrie, so not publishedHITexas: #491 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 3,181 girlsTXFlorida: #370 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,185 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oklahoma#193 · 1 in 932
  2. Utah#214 · 1 in 1,065
  3. Tennessee#225 · 1 in 1,195
  4. Alabama#232 · 1 in 1,127
  5. Georgia#247 · 1 in 1,320

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oklahoma#193171 in 932
Utah#214111 in 1,065
Tennessee#225231 in 1,195
Alabama#232201 in 1,127
Georgia#247251 in 1,320
New Mexico#25771 in 1,108
Louisiana#265211 in 1,182
Kentucky#284131 in 1,752
South Carolina#286111 in 1,595
North Carolina#300191 in 1,781
Connecticut#30181 in 1,780
Maryland#306101 in 1,855
Ohio#308341 in 2,062
Virginia#343121 in 2,313
Massachusetts#359111 in 2,781
Pennsylvania#360261 in 2,571
Florida#370201 in 2,185
Michigan#370201 in 2,851
Iowa#39151 in 3,367
Oregon#39151 in 2,609
Arkansas#40451 in 2,562
Indiana#406111 in 3,173
Missouri#45181 in 3,709
Colorado#45951 in 3,135
New Jersey#476111 in 3,419
Mississippi#48651 in 3,214
Texas#491301 in 3,181
Washington#51451 in 3,929
Illinois#553161 in 4,357
California#572331 in 4,140
New York#770141 in 7,368
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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 1974

girls
#405
498 births · 1 in 2,947 girls

Top girls' names in 1974

  1. #1Jennifer63,107
  2. #2Amy29,566
  3. #3Michelle25,826
  4. #4Heather23,179
  5. #5Angela22,803
  6. #6Kimberly22,427
  7. #7Melissa22,166
  8. #8Lisa19,778
  9. #9Stephanie16,984
  10. #10Rebecca15,163
  11. #405Sherrie498
More about 1974

girls

1,467,534 girls got a published name in 1974; 1 in 2,947 of them was named Sherrie, which outranked 96.0% of the 10,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sherrie
  1. #402Daphne503
  2. #403Marci501
  3. #404Ebony499
  4. #405Sherrie498
  5. #406Latanya497
  6. #407Darla493
  7. #408Emma490
Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,440Nakia#6,666 → #226
  2. ↑ 5,329Nikia#6,080 → #751
  3. ↑ 1,994Luciana#2,914 → #920
  4. ↑ 1,556Cortney#2,349 → #793
  5. ↑ 1,213Nia#1,885 → #672
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,251Contina#962 → #2,213
  2. ↓ 396Pam#990 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 376Tracee#536 → #912
  4. ↓ 364Cher#760 → #1,124
  5. ↓ 314Richard#904 → #1,218

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

See the top 100 for 1974 →