Girls' name · since 1939
Scherry
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.
- #11,530 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 522
- born since 1939
- 1950s
- peak decade
Scherry is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 522 have been recorded since 1939.
Scherry has 522 recorded births among girls since 1939, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 1975.
- #11,530 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 522 born since 1939
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Scherry ranks #11,530 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 522 born since 1939, peaking in the 1950s.
- #11,530 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 522
- born since 1939
- 1950s
- peak decade
Scherry's 522 recorded births place it above 84.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Scherry's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Scherry's SSA record in two at 1957 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1940, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1949 peak of 32, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Scherry popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1975
- Peak year (1949)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Scherry by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (213 births, 41% of the file).
1950s was Scherry's strongest decade.
213 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Scherry births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s
1940s
153 births
- 1950s
1950s
213 births
- 1960s
1960s
119 births
- 1970s 31
1970s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 213 births (41% of all-time use).
How Scherry compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Scherry's total volume
Scherry by state
Where Scherry concentrates geographically, total births since 1939
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What to do with Scherry's data
- Scherry's decade-level peak was the 1950s (213 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Scherrys (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Scherry: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1949)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1939–1975 (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 Scherry 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.