Is Sherry a boy or girl name?
Sherry is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 16 girls and 0 boys were named Sherry, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 230,889 US babies named Sherry were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,184
- Babies named Sherry since 1909
- 230,889
- Most popular year
- 1962
- 9,261 babies
Boys and girls named Sherry, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 88 | 100% |
| 1920s | 46 | 555 | 92.3% |
| 1930s | 96 | 3,696 | 97.5% |
| 1940s | 188 | 32,759 | 99.4% |
| 1950s | 178 | 68,322 | 99.7% |
| 1960s | 251 | 77,526 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 154 | 34,204 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 58 | 8,583 | 99.3% |
| 1990s | 5 | 2,400 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,012 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 618 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 145 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,184 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,922 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,951 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,817 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,596 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,545 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,430 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,654 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,134 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,379 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,776 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,758 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,542 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,611 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,780 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,482 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,482 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 95 | #2,130 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 91 | #2,145 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 89 | #2,104 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,833 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,700 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,508 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,617 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,470 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,514 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,278 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 166 | #1,132 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 161 | #1,131 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 203 | #933 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 244 | #829 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 313 | #692 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 305 | #708 |
| 1991 | 5 | #9,418 | 353 | #634 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 399 | #582 |
| 1989 | 5 | #9,031 | 449 | #520 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 548 | #423 |
| 1987 | 7 | #6,003 | 567 | #401 |
| 1986 | 6 | #6,608 | 672 | #354 |
| 1985 | 8 | #5,078 | 822 | #299 |
| 1984 | 6 | #6,209 | 879 | #273 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,441 | 929 | #256 |
| 1982 | 5 | #7,219 | 1,047 | #242 |
| 1981 | 5 | #7,120 | 1,266 | #208 |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,433 | 1,404 | #192 |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,779 | 1,591 | #175 |
| 1978 | 13 | #3,198 | 1,825 | #151 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,523 | 2,071 | #140 |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,498 | 2,359 | #111 |
| 1975 | 13 | #3,057 | 3,044 | #95 |
| 1974 | 12 | #3,098 | 3,436 | #89 |
| 1973 | 19 | #2,205 | 3,952 | #76 |
| 1972 | 21 | #2,012 | 4,447 | #70 |
| 1971 | 25 | #1,819 | 5,562 | #60 |
| 1970 | 26 | #1,737 | 5,917 | #60 |
| 1969 | 17 | #2,120 | 6,139 | #55 |
| 1968 | 24 | #1,641 | 6,435 | #52 |
| 1967 | 22 | #1,703 | 7,130 | #51 |
| 1966 | 26 | #1,536 | 6,983 | #53 |
| 1965 | 23 | #1,665 | 7,381 | #56 |
| 1964 | 26 | #1,574 | 8,496 | #50 |
| 1963 | 26 | #1,576 | 9,064 | #49 |
| 1962 | 38 | #1,275 | 9,223 | #48 |
| 1961 | 23 | #1,729 | 8,359 | #53 |
| 1960 | 26 | #1,615 | 8,316 | #54 |
| 1959 | 16 | #2,097 | 7,341 | #58 |
| 1958 | 15 | #2,161 | 6,801 | #67 |
| 1957 | 24 | #1,664 | 7,805 | #55 |
| 1956 | 16 | #2,081 | 7,898 | #54 |
| 1955 | 20 | #1,781 | 7,769 | #56 |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,919 | 7,120 | #62 |
| 1953 | 18 | #1,889 | 5,935 | #70 |
| 1952 | 19 | #1,797 | 5,956 | #68 |
| 1951 | 22 | #1,641 | 5,889 | #70 |
| 1950 | 19 | #1,738 | 5,808 | #62 |
| 1949 | 21 | #1,661 | 5,295 | #68 |
| 1948 | 28 | #1,397 | 5,717 | #61 |
| 1947 | 23 | #1,592 | 5,579 | #67 |
| 1946 | 19 | #1,684 | 4,518 | #73 |
| 1945 | 16 | #1,758 | 2,676 | #104 |
| 1944 | 21 | #1,521 | 2,733 | #100 |
| 1943 | 16 | #1,895 | 2,314 | #123 |
| 1942 | 17 | #1,793 | 1,818 | #145 |
| 1941 | 12 | #2,191 | 1,252 | #172 |
| 1940 | 15 | #1,885 | 857 | #207 |
| 1939 | 12 | #2,147 | 739 | #226 |
| 1938 | 8 | #2,838 | 674 | #246 |
| 1937 | 11 | #2,316 | 648 | #244 |
| 1936 | 17 | #1,719 | 568 | #257 |
| 1935 | 13 | #2,113 | 436 | #288 |
| 1934 | 8 | #2,931 | 191 | #467 |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,588 | 126 | #572 |
| 1932 | 8 | #3,056 | 125 | #591 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 98 | #677 |
| 1930 | 13 | #2,280 | 91 | #737 |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,461 | 74 | #826 |
| 1928 | 6 | #4,087 | 75 | #836 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 81 | #814 |
| 1926 | 9 | #3,109 | 64 | #938 |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,781 | 67 | #912 |
| 1924 | 9 | #3,226 | 47 | #1,149 |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,770 | 46 | #1,140 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,247 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,292 |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,883 | 24 | #1,746 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,493 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,595 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,532 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,635 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,746 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,408 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,132 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,503 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sherry reached #1,275 in 1962. As a girl name, it reached #48 in 1962. 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 Sherry
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.