Sheree
Sheree is an English female given name. It might come from the French chérie, meaning darling. It has also been used as a diminutive of names starting with or containing the sound Cher- or Sher- such as Cheryl, Cherilyn, Sharon, or Sherilyn for females.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Sheree
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sheree is an English female given name. It might come from the French chérie, meaning darling. It has also been used as a diminutive of names starting with or containing the sound Cher- or Sher- such as Cheryl, Cherilyn, Sharon, or Sherilyn for females.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Sheree
The earliest SSA record of Sheree as a baby girl name dates back to 1935, when 5 babies received it. 1956 was its biggest year on record, with 1,371 newborns named Sheree — #220 in the national rankings. The 1950s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 40% of all recorded Sherees. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 14K Sherees have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Sheree
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About the name Sheree
Sheree is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1935 and has accumulated 14K births in the dataset. Sheree's peak popularity came in 1956 when it ranked #220. Use the chart and map above to compare Sheree's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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