Girls' name · since 1938
Sherby
Since 1938, U.S. Social Security records show 93 babies named Sherby, peaking in 1956. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,954 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 93
- born since 1938
- 1950s
- peak decade
Sherby sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 93 recorded since 1938.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherby has been recorded 93 times among girls since 1938, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1938 to 1992.
- #27,954 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 93 born since 1938
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherby ranks #27,954 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 93 born since 1938, peaking in the 1950s.
- #27,954 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 93
- born since 1938
- 1950s
- peak decade
Sherby's 93 recorded births place it above 61.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sherby's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sherby's SSA record in two at 1957 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1939, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1956 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sherby popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1992
- Peak year (1956)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Sherby by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (41 births, 44% of the file).
1950s was Sherby's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Sherby births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 13
1930s
13 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
41 births
- 1960s
1960s
29 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 41 births (44% of all-time use).
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What to do with Sherby's data
- Sherby's decade-level peak was the 1950s (41 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- 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 Sherby: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~54 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, 1938–1992 (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 Sherby 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.