Is Sheri a boy or girl name?
Sheri was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 60,571 US babies named Sheri were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Sheri since 1928
- 60,571
- Most popular year
- 1963
- 3,107 babies
Boys and girls named Sheri, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 12 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 121 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 2,035 | 100% |
| 1950s | 12 | 10,973 | 99.9% |
| 1960s | 60 | 27,327 | 99.8% |
| 1970s | 42 | 14,397 | 99.7% |
| 1980s | 0 | 4,445 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 815 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 200 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 99 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 33 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,511 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,375 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,029 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,850 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,288 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,720 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,568 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,131 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,700 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,808 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,524 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,415 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,623 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 11 | #10,365 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 9 | #12,305 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,770 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 8 | #13,751 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 18 | #7,099 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,447 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,526 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,768 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,065 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,929 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,385 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,292 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,006 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,151 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,754 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,279 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,797 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,562 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,433 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,212 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 180 | #1,011 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 187 | #949 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 257 | #730 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 308 | #624 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 385 | #531 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 470 | #457 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 517 | #412 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 480 | #439 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 515 | #425 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 618 | #376 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 708 | #342 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 755 | #318 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 852 | #271 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 983 | #254 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 1,094 | #221 |
| 1975 | 8 | #4,252 | 1,151 | #214 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 1,428 | #184 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,768 | 1,667 | #165 |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,570 | 1,923 | #147 |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,915 | 2,144 | #152 |
| 1970 | 12 | #2,866 | 2,400 | #140 |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,279 | 2,601 | #132 |
| 1968 | 13 | #2,428 | 2,718 | #119 |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,912 | 2,959 | #115 |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,449 | 2,720 | #134 |
| 1965 | 8 | #3,211 | 2,628 | #141 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 2,921 | #138 |
| 1963 | 13 | #2,396 | 3,094 | #136 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 2,988 | #145 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 2,488 | #168 |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,993 | 2,210 | #179 |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,563 | 1,846 | #192 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 1,600 | #203 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 1,588 | #210 |
| 1956 | 5 | #4,392 | 1,716 | #195 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 1,144 | #242 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 935 | #277 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 713 | #309 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 535 | #357 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 483 | #368 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 413 | #396 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 341 | #429 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 364 | #415 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 348 | #439 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 294 | #454 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 168 | #568 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 157 | #588 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 154 | #612 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 105 | #737 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 68 | #893 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,241 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,097 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,641 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,905 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,587 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,290 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,189 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,138 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sheri reached #2,396 in 1963. As a girl name, it reached #115 in 1967. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Sheri
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.