Sherrie
Sherrie is an English female given name. It might come from the French chérie, meaning darling.
Meaning & Origin of Sherrie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sherrie is an English female given name. It might come from the French chérie, meaning darling.
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The Story of Sherrie
Sherrie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1921, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1962, when 1,534 Sherries were born — ranking #215 that year. As of 2026, Sherrie ranks #12,120 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 35K Sherries have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Sherrie
Sherrie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1921 and has accumulated 35K births in the dataset. Sherrie's peak popularity came in 1962 when it ranked #215. Use the chart and map above to compare Sherrie'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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