Recorded 1951–1975 Girls' name Peak 1957 55 births

Scherri — girls' name

55 babies named Scherri in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s231960s251970s7
1960s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Scherri was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

9 babies were named Scherri in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Scherri

The Social Security Administration has registered 55 babies named Scherri between 1951 and 1975, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Scherri currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1975. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Scherri performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Scherri shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Scherri in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 55 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Scherri at a glance

Last recorded 1975

Total births

55

Since 1951

25 years of records

Peak year

1957

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1975

Active since

1951

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1975

Scherri popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1951

Last recorded 1975
Peak year (1957)
9
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
45678910 19751966196519641961195719561951 8

Scherri by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
25 births that decade — 45% of Scherri's all-time total
1950s231960s251970s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Scherri?
55 babies have been named Scherri since 1951. It was last recorded in 1975. The peak year was 1957 with 9 births.
When was Scherri most popular?
Scherri was most popular in the 1960s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
How long has the name Scherri been used?
Scherri has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 25 years of data through 1975.
What names are similar to Scherri?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Schuyler, Schyler, Scherry, Scheryl, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1951–1975 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.