Girls' name · since 1924
Sherri
83,667 babies named Sherri in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #430 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,424 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 83,667
- born since 1924
- 1960s
- peak decade
83,667 babies have been named Sherri since 1924, making it today's #8424 girls' name.
Sherri has 83,667 recorded births among girls since 1924, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8424 as of the latest data, more common than 51% of girls, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2025.
- #430 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,424 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 83,667 born since 1924
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherri ranks #430 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,424 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 83,667 born since 1924, peaking in the 1960s.
- #430 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,424 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 83,667
- born since 1924
- 1960s
- peak decade
Sherri's 83,667 recorded births place it above 99.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Sherri compares
83,667 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Sherri's all-time total is 223x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sherri | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 83,667 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 5,460 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sherri's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sherri's SSA record in two at 1979 and the more recent half accounts for 9% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 91%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1924, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1963 peak of 5,460, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sherri popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2025
- Peak year (1963)
- 5,460
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Sherri popularity over time - boys
176 total births recorded since 1960 (Sherri as boys' name)
Sherri by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (41,633 births, 50% of the file).
1960s was Sherri's strongest decade.
41,633 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Sherri births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s 102
1930s
102 births
- 1940s 2,325
1940s
2,325 births
- 1950s 16,104
1950s
16,104 births
- 1960s
1960s
41,633 births
- 1970s
1970s
17,084 births
- 1980s 5,021
1980s
5,021 births
- 1990s 928
1990s
928 births
- 2000s 271
2000s
271 births
- 2010s 130
2010s
130 births
- 2020s 63
2020s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 41,633 births (50% of all-time use).
How Sherri 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 Sherri's total volume
Sherri by state
Where Sherri concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6,896 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5,262 | 6.3% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 5,080 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 4,536 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 4,032 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 3,668 | 4.4% |
| #7 | New York | | 3,382 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 3,209 | 3.8% |
6,896 of 83,667 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Sherri appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sherri's data
- Sherri's decade-level peak was the 1960s (41,633 total births); usage has since declined to 63 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sherris (6,896 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 Sherri: 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 (~101 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, 1924–2025 (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 Sherri 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.