Sherri
Sherri was the 8796th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1963, when it ranked 78th with 5,460 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 82 places. More babies were named Sherri in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Sherry) sherry (wine) or variant of Cherie · English, French
- Rank in 2025
- #8,796 girls, up 2,173 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19635,460 babies
- Total since 1880
- 83,843babies recorded
What does the name Sherri mean?
Sherri is a spelling of Sherry, pronounced the same way, so it shares Sherry's meaning and origin.
Sherry is, according to Wiktionary, either the name of sherry wine or a variant of Cherie, French chérie 'darling'. Sherry wine is named after Jerez de la Frontera in Spain, whose name was earlier spelled Xeres. As a girls' name Sherry was popular in the US in the 1950s and 1960s, alongside Sheryl and Cheryl.
chérie (French, “darling”)Xeres (Jerez) (Spanish, “place name”)
How sure is this? Probable. Two possible sources.
Related names: Cherie, Sheri, Cheryl.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Sherry', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'sherry' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
Sherri popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 176 since 1960.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,796 | 12 |
| 2020 | #10,969 | 9 |
| 2010 | #7,835 | 16 |
| 2000 | #3,013 | 47 |
| 1990 | #920 | 208 |
| 1980 | #290 | 855 |
| 1970 | #122 | 3,165 |
| 1960 | #136 | 3,309 |
| 1950 | #370 | 469 |
| 1940 | #1,201 | 38 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Sherri, counting every spelling?
Sherri is a spelling of Sherry, a name family that had 46 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 46 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherry | 23 | #5,532 | 126 |
| Sherri | 12 | #8,796 | 54 |
| Sheri | 6 | #14,685 | 33 |
| Sherrie | 5 | #16,911 | 27 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Sherri?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sherri (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Sherri born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 705 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sherri.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sherri?
About 73,100 people born in the US named Sherri are alive today, with a median age of 61; half are between 55 and 65. That makes Sherri a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Sherri: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sherri, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sherri
What does Sherri mean?
Sherri is a spelling of Sherry, which means “sherry (wine) or variant of Cherie” (English, French origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Sherri?
Sherri was the 8796th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1963, when it ranked 78th with 5,460 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 82 places. More babies were named Sherri in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Sherri a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Sherri in the US.