Recorded 1939–1990 Girls' name Peak 1956 856 births

Sherre — girls' name

856 babies named Sherre in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s61940s1171950s2951960s2061970s1421980s821990s8
1950s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Sherre was born in this single decade.

1956
Single peak year

56 babies were named Sherre in 1956 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sherre

The Social Security Administration has registered 856 babies named Sherre between 1939 and 1990, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherre currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 56 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherre performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 295 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Sherre shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Sherre in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherre 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 856 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.

Sherre at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

856

Since 1939

52 years of records

Peak year

1956

56 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1939

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 1990

Sherre popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1939

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1956)
56
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
0204060 19901982197519681961195419471939 6

Sherre by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
295 births that decade — 34% of Sherre's all-time total
1930s61940s1171950s2951960s2061970s1421980s821990s8

Sherre by state

Where Sherre concentrates geographically — total births since 1939

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Sherre
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
23 2.7%
#2 Pennsylvania
10 1.2%
#3 Texas
6 0.7%
#4 Alabama
5 0.6%
#5 Kentucky
5 0.6%
#6 Ohio
5 0.6%
California share of Sherre's total US births 2.7%
Even split

23 of 856 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherre?
856 babies have been named Sherre since 1939. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1956 with 56 births.
When was Sherre most popular?
Sherre was most popular in the 1950s decade with 295 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
Where is Sherre most popular?
The top states for the name Sherre are California (23 births), Pennsylvania (10 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Sherre been used?
Sherre has been recorded in Social Security data since 1939, spanning 52 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Sherre?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sheila, Sherry, Shelby, Shelly, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1939–1990 (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.