Recorded 1939–1975 Girls' name Peak 1949 522 births

Scherry — girls' name

522 babies named Scherry in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s61940s1531950s2131960s1191970s31
1950s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Scherry was born in this single decade.

1949
Single peak year

32 babies were named Scherry in 1949 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Scherry

The Social Security Administration has registered 522 babies named Scherry between 1939 and 1975, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Scherry currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1975. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Scherry performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 213 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Scherry shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Scherry in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Scherry 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 522 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.

Scherry at a glance

Last recorded 1975

Total births

522

Since 1939

37 years of records

Peak year

1949

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1975

Active since

1939

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1975

Scherry popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1939

Last recorded 1975
Peak year (1949)
32
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
010203040 19751969196419591954194919441939 6

Scherry by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
213 births that decade — 41% of Scherry's all-time total
1930s61940s1531950s2131960s1191970s31

Scherry by state

Where Scherry concentrates geographically — total births since 1939

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Scherry
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
11 2.1%
#2 Ohio
6 1.1%
Texas share of Scherry's total US births 2.1%
Even split

11 of 522 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Scherry?
522 babies have been named Scherry since 1939. It was last recorded in 1975. The peak year was 1949 with 32 births.
When was Scherry most popular?
Scherry was most popular in the 1950s decade with 213 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
Where is Scherry most popular?
The top states for the name Scherry are Texas (11 births), Ohio (6 births).
How long has the name Scherry been used?
Scherry has been recorded in Social Security data since 1939, spanning 37 years of data through 1975.
What names are similar to Scherry?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Schuyler, Schyler, Scheryl, Scherrie, 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, 1939–1975 (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.