Sherri
Either the wine, from Jerez in Spain, or an English respelling of French chérie, “darling.”
Popularity, 1880–2025
Sherri first shows up in the national records in 1924. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1962 to 1968. Its biggest year was 1963, when 5,460 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 78 nationally. All told, 83,843 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Sherry (230,913), Sheri (60,578), Sherrie (35,159), Sheree (13,554), Sherie (5,010), Sherree (1,555) (total births since 1880)
Explore Sherri interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 6 | No. 4434 |
| 1930s | 102 | No. 1401 |
| 1940s | 2,325 | No. 392 |
| 1950s | 16,104 | No. 147 |
| 1960s | 41,633 | No. 78 |
| 1970s | 17,084 | No. 122 |
| 1980s | 5,021 | No. 290 |
| 1990s | 928 | No. 919 |
| 2000s | 271 | No. 2974 |
| 2010s | 130 | No. 7100 |
| 2020s | 63 | No. 8024 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.