Sherry vs Shelly

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

Name A

Sherry

Girl name · Rank #6948

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Name B

Shelly

Girl name · Rank #4580

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Metric Sherry Shelly
Current Rank #6948 #4580
Total Births (all years) 229,937 84,420
Peak Year 1962 1964
Peak Year Births 9,223 4,080
Peak Decade 1960s 1960s
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1909 1916

Births by Decade

Decade Sherry Shelly
1900s 5 -
1910s 88 5
1920s 555 47
1930s 3,696 194
1940s 32,759 748
1950s 68,322 8,795
1960s 77,527 35,661
1970s 34,204 25,533
1980s 8,583 9,099
1990s 2,400 2,732
2000s 1,012 1,029
2010s 618 423
2020s 168 154

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sherry Shelly
2014 63 50
2015 78 45
2016 53 36
2017 66 34
2018 46 29
2019 44 29
2020 42 25
2021 28 30
2022 38 28
2023 21 20
2024 16 30
2025 23 21

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, 1909–2025.

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