Is Sherri a boy or girl name?
Sherri is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 11 girls and 0 boys were named Sherri, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 83,829 US babies named Sherri were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,432
- Babies named Sherri since 1924
- 83,829
- Most popular year
- 1963
- 5,469 babies
Boys and girls named Sherri, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 102 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 2,325 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 16,105 | 100% |
| 1960s | 102 | 41,630 | 99.8% |
| 1970s | 69 | 17,084 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 5 | 5,021 | 99.9% |
| 1990s | 0 | 929 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 271 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 130 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 50 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,432 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,906 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,580 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,393 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,964 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,374 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,364 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,841 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,553 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,876 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,832 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 15 | #8,097 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 9 | #12,079 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,558 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,835 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 18 | #7,300 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,771 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 22 | #6,294 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,798 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,971 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,476 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,650 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,872 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,093 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,013 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,431 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,418 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,616 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,306 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,215 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,727 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,406 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,299 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,187 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 208 | #920 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 229 | #831 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 258 | #728 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 372 | #541 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 424 | #501 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 494 | #442 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 567 | #387 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 554 | #396 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 622 | #372 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 646 | #363 |
| 1980 | 5 | #7,145 | 855 | #290 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,934 | 852 | #287 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 889 | #264 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 1,080 | #231 |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,497 | 1,144 | #216 |
| 1975 | 5 | #6,207 | 1,273 | #196 |
| 1974 | 6 | #5,144 | 1,620 | #166 |
| 1973 | 13 | #2,838 | 1,852 | #149 |
| 1972 | 11 | #3,126 | 2,349 | #129 |
| 1971 | 11 | #3,116 | 2,860 | #123 |
| 1970 | 12 | #2,867 | 3,165 | #122 |
| 1969 | 12 | #2,663 | 3,529 | #106 |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,708 | 3,641 | #95 |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,959 | 3,841 | #89 |
| 1966 | 10 | #2,753 | 3,747 | #92 |
| 1965 | 10 | #2,751 | 4,064 | #91 |
| 1964 | 15 | #2,191 | 4,872 | #86 |
| 1963 | 12 | #2,513 | 5,457 | #78 |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,540 | 5,362 | #82 |
| 1961 | 11 | #2,687 | 3,808 | #121 |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,615 | 3,309 | #136 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 2,870 | #147 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 2,472 | #159 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 2,247 | #171 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 2,033 | #177 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 1,598 | #198 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 1,471 | #209 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 1,583 | #196 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 691 | #307 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 671 | #301 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 469 | #370 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 394 | #404 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 407 | #392 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 410 | #398 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 325 | #430 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 211 | #505 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 208 | #501 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 141 | #640 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 115 | #695 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 76 | #836 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,201 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,420 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,472 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,717 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,016 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,711 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,126 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,972 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sherri reached #2,191 in 1964. As a girl name, it reached #78 in 1963. 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 Sherri
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.