Girls' name · since 1946
Sherrey
67 babies named Sherrey in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1946. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #31,669 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 67
- born since 1946
- 1960s
- peak decade
Sherrey sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 67 recorded since 1946.
Social Security Administration records show Sherrey recorded 67 times among girls since 1946, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 1972.
- #31,669 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 67 born since 1946
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherrey ranks #31,669 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 67 born since 1946, peaking in the 1960s.
- #31,669 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 67
- born since 1946
- 1960s
- peak decade
Sherrey's 67 recorded births place it above 56.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sherrey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sherrey's full recorded timeline at 1963, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1948, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1946 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sherrey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1972
- Peak year (1946)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Sherrey by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (35 births, 52% of the file).
1960s was Sherrey's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Sherrey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s
1960s
35 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 35 births (52% of all-time use).
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What to do with Sherrey's data
- Sherrey's decade-level peak was the 1960s (35 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1970s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sherrey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1946)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1946–1972 (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 Sherrey 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.