Sherrie
Sherrie is an English female given name. It might come from the French chérie, meaning darling.
- English
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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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Sherrie
The earliest SSA record of Sherrie as a baby girl name dates back to 1921, when 7 babies received it. 1962 was its biggest year on record, with 1,534 newborns named Sherrie — #215 in the national rankings. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 36% of all recorded Sherries. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 35K Sherries have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Sherrie
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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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