Sherry
Either the wine, from Jerez in Spain, or an English respelling of French chérie, “darling.”
Popularity, 1880–2025
Sherry first shows up in the national records in 1909. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in 31 different years between 1944 and 1975. Its biggest year was 1962, when 9,223 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 48 nationally. All told, 230,913 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Sherri (83,843), Sheri (60,578), Sherrie (35,159), Sheree (13,554), Sherie (5,010), Sherree (1,555) (total births since 1880)
Explore Sherry interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | No. 2208 |
| 1910s | 88 | No. 1566 |
| 1920s | 555 | No. 810 |
| 1930s | 3,696 | No. 226 |
| 1940s | 32,759 | No. 61 |
| 1950s | 68,322 | No. 54 |
| 1960s | 77,527 | No. 48 |
| 1970s | 34,204 | No. 60 |
| 1980s | 8,583 | No. 192 |
| 1990s | 2,400 | No. 581 |
| 2000s | 1,012 | No. 1456 |
| 2010s | 618 | No. 2351 |
| 2020s | 168 | No. 3546 |
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.