Girls' name · since 1939
Sherre
Sherre has 856 recorded births since 1939 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1956 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,367 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 856
- born since 1939
- 1950s
- peak decade
856 girls have been named Sherre since 1939, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Sherre recorded 856 times among girls since 1939, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 1990.
- #8,367 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 856 born since 1939
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherre ranks #8,367 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 856 born since 1939, peaking in the 1950s.
- #8,367 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 856
- born since 1939
- 1950s
- peak decade
Sherre's 856 recorded births place it above 88.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Sherre's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sherre's full recorded timeline at 1965, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1956 peak of 56 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sherre popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1990
- Peak year (1956)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Sherre by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (295 births, 34% of the file).
1950s was Sherre's strongest decade.
295 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Sherre births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 117
1940s
117 births
- 1950s
1950s
295 births
- 1960s
1960s
206 births
- 1970s
1970s
142 births
- 1980s 82
1980s
82 births
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 295 births (34% of all-time use).
How Sherre 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 Sherre's total volume
Sherre by state
Where Sherre concentrates geographically, total births since 1939
| 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% |
23 of 856 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Sherre's data
- Sherre's decade-level peak was the 1950s (295 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sherres (23 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sherre: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1939–1990 (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 Sherre 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.