Recorded 1946–1961 Girls' name Peak 1954 42 births

Sherye — girls' name

42 babies named Sherye in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

42 girls have been named Sherye since 1946, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1961.

42
total births
1946–1961
years on record
1950s
peak decade
62%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Sherye was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

8 babies were named Sherye in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sherye

The Social Security Administration has registered 42 babies named Sherye between 1946 and 1961, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherye currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherye performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sherye shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherye 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 42 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.

Sherye at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

42

Since 1946

16 years of records

Peak year

1954

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1946

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1961

Sherye popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1954)
8
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
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Sherye by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
26 births that decade — 62% of Sherye's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherye?
42 babies have been named Sherye since 1946. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1954 with 8 births.
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?
Sherye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 16 years of data 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.

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, 1946–1961 (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.