Girls' name · since 1951
Scherri
Scherri has 55 recorded births since 1951 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1957 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #33,970 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 55
- born since 1951
- 1960s
- peak decade
Scherri sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 55 recorded since 1951.
Social Security Administration records show Scherri recorded 55 times among girls since 1951, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 1975.
- #33,970 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 55 born since 1951
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Scherri ranks #33,970 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 55 born since 1951, peaking in the 1960s.
- #33,970 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 55
- born since 1951
- 1960s
- peak decade
Scherri's 55 recorded births place it above 52.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Scherri's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Scherri splits its recorded history at 1964: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1965 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1957 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Scherri popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1975
- Peak year (1957)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Scherri by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (25 births, 45% of the file).
1960s was Scherri's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Scherri births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
23 births
- 1960s
1960s
25 births
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 25 births (45% of all-time use).
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- Scherri's decade-level peak was the 1960s (25 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Scherri: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~24 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1951–1975 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Scherri draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.