Recorded 1942–1977 Girls' name Peak 1955 674 births

Sherrye — girls' name

674 babies named Sherrye in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s1361950s2881960s1631970s87
1950s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Sherrye was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

46 babies were named Sherrye in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sherrye

The Social Security Administration has registered 674 babies named Sherrye between 1942 and 1977, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherrye currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 46 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherrye performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 288 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sherrye shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 69 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee and Arkansas. In total, SSA state-level files list Sherrye in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherrye 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 674 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.

Sherrye at a glance

Last recorded 1977

Total births

674

Since 1942

36 years of records

Peak year

1955

46 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1977

Active since

1942

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1977

Sherrye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1942

Last recorded 1977
Peak year (1955)
46
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
01020304050 19771971196619611956195119461942 9

Sherrye by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
288 births that decade — 43% of Sherrye's all-time total
1940s1361950s2881960s1631970s87

Sherrye by state

Where Sherrye concentrates geographically — total births since 1942

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Sherrye
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
69 10.2%
#2 Tennessee
57 8.5%
#3 Arkansas
11 1.6%
Texas share of Sherrye's total US births 10.2%
Even split

69 of 674 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherrye?
674 babies have been named Sherrye since 1942. It was last recorded in 1977. The peak year was 1955 with 46 births.
When was Sherrye most popular?
Sherrye was most popular in the 1950s decade with 288 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
Where is Sherrye most popular?
The top states for the name Sherrye are Texas (69 births), Tennessee (57 births), Arkansas (11 births).
How long has the name Sherrye been used?
Sherrye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 36 years of data through 1977.
What names are similar to Sherrye?
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.

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, 1942–1977 (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.