Girls' name · since 1928
Sheri
Since 1928, U.S. Social Security records show 60,464 babies named Sheri, peaking in 1963. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #526 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,363 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 60,464
- born since 1928
- 1960s
- peak decade
60,464 babies have been named Sheri since 1928, making it today's #13363 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheri has been recorded 60,464 times among girls since 1928, currently ranked #13363 nationally and more common than 23% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1928 to 2025.
- #526 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,363 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 60,464 born since 1928
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheri ranks #526 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,363 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 60,464 born since 1928, peaking in the 1960s.
- #526 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,363 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 60,464
- born since 1928
- 1960s
- peak decade
Sheri's 60,464 recorded births place it above 99.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Sheri compares
60,464 Top 4% higher than 96% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sheri's all-time total is 161x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sheri | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 60,464 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 3,094 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sheri's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sheri splits its recorded history at 1979: 11% of all births land in the more recent half, 89% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1929 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1963 peak of 3,094 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sheri popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–2025
- Peak year (1963)
- 3,094
- Annual births at peak, across 98 years of records
Sheri popularity over time - boys
114 total births recorded since 1956 (Sheri as boys' name)
Sheri by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (27,327 births, 45% of the file).
1960s was Sheri's strongest decade.
27,327 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Sheri births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 12
1920s
12 births
- 1930s 121
1930s
121 births
- 1940s 2,035
1940s
2,035 births
- 1950s
1950s
10,973 births
- 1960s
1960s
27,327 births
- 1970s
1970s
14,397 births
- 1980s 4,445
1980s
4,445 births
- 1990s 816
1990s
816 births
- 2000s 200
2000s
200 births
- 2010s 99
2010s
99 births
- 2020s 39
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 27,327 births (45% of all-time use).
How Sheri 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 Sheri's total volume
Sheri by state
Where Sheri concentrates geographically, total births since 1928
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 8,278 | 13.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 3,770 | 6.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 3,539 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 3,199 | 5.3% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 3,093 | 5.1% |
| #6 | New York | | 3,031 | 5.0% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 2,581 | 4.3% |
| #8 | Florida | | 1,841 | 3.0% |
8,278 of 60,464 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Sheri appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sheri's data
- Sheri's decade-level peak was the 1960s (27,327 total births); usage has since declined to 39 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sheris (8,278 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sheri: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~97 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, 1928–2025 (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 Sheri 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.