Sherrie — #12215 US girls' name
35,144 babies named Sherrie in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 31% of names given to girls today.
36% of everyone ever named Sherrie was born in this single decade.
1,534 babies were named Sherrie in 1962 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Sherrie
The Social Security Administration has registered 35,144 babies named Sherrie between 1921 and 2024, spanning 104 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherrie currently holds the #12215 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 1,534 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherrie performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 12,530 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Sherrie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 3,414 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Sherrie in 49 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Sherrie 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 35,144 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.
Sherrie at a glance
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Sherrie popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1921
- Peak year (1962)
- 1,534
- Annual births at peak — across 104 years of records
Currently ranks #12215 among girls.
35,144 total births across 104 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1962 with 1,534 births in a single year.
Sherrie popularity over time — boys
11 total births recorded since 1954 (Sherrie as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Sherrie accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Sherrie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 12,530 births that decade — 36% of Sherrie's all-time total
Sherrie decade highlights
- Peak decade 12,530 births
- Runner-up 10,383 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Sherrie's strongest decade
12,530 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 36% of all-time use.
Sherrie by state
Where Sherrie concentrates geographically — total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,414 | 9.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,356 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 1,876 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 1,641 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 1,459 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 1,307 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 1,267 | 3.6% |
| #8 | New York | | 1,239 | 3.5% |
3,414 of 35,144 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 9.7% of nationwide
- Texas 6.7% of nationwide
- Ohio 5.3% of nationwide
- Michigan 4.7% of nationwide
- Illinois 4.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 49 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 9.7% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Sherrie appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1921–2024 (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.