Sheela vs Sherry

Side-by-side comparison of Sheela and Sherry — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Sheela

Girl name

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Name B

Sherry

Girl name · Rank #6918

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Metric Sheela Sherry
Current Rank Unranked #6918
Total Births (all years) 679 229,913
Peak Year 1988 1962
Peak Year Births 27 9,223
Peak Decade 1980ss 1960ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1943 1909

Births by Decade

Decade Sheela Sherry
1900ss — 5
1910ss — 88
1920ss — 555
1930ss — 3,696
1940ss 43 32,759
1950ss 105 68,322
1960ss 115 77,526
1970ss 138 34,204
1980ss 183 8,583
1990ss 74 2,400
2000ss 16 1,012
2010ss 5 618
2020ss — 145

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sheela Sherry
2014 — 63
2015 5 78
2016 — 53
2017 — 66
2018 — 46
2019 — 44
2020 — 42
2021 — 28
2022 — 38
2023 — 21
2024 — 16

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1943–2015.

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