Girls' name · since 1946

Sherye

Sherye has 42 recorded births since 1946 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1954 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#37,095 of 72,339
all-time among girls
42
born since 1946
1950s
peak decade

Sherye sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 42 recorded since 1946.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherye has been recorded 42 times among girls since 1946, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 1961.

  • #37,095 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 42 born since 1946
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherye ranks #37,095 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 42 born since 1946, peaking in the 1950s.

#37,095 of 72,339
all-time among girls
42
born since 1946
1950s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Sherye's 42 recorded births place it above 48.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Sherye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Sherye's full recorded timeline at 1957, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1946, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1954 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Sherye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1961

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1954)
8
Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
456789 1946195419561957195919601961 6

Sherye by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (26 births, 62% of the file).

1950s was Sherye's strongest decade.

26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.

Sherye births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 26 births (62% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherye? ▼
42 babies have been named Sherye since 1946. All-time, it sits at #37,095 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1954 with 8 births.
Where does Sherye sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherye ranks #37,095 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Sherye most popular? ▼
Sherye was most popular in the 1950s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
How long has the name Sherye been used? ▼
Records for Sherye go back to 1946, giving 16 years of history through 1961.
What names are similar to Sherye? ▼
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.

What to do with Sherye's data

  • Sherye's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (26 total births) through the 1960s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Sherye

Nearby Names Like Sherye

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sherye

Sheila Girl
#2652 238,774 births
Sherry Girl
#5420 229,937 births
Shelby Girl
#649 148,830 births
Shelly Girl
#5757 84,420 births
Sherri Girl
#8424 83,667 births

Compare Sherye side by side: Sherye vs Sheila Sherye vs Sherry Sherye vs Shelby

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Louvena
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Sherye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1946–1961 (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 Sherye 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.