Sherrie
Sherrie was the 16911th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1962, when it ranked 215th with 1,534 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,153 places. More babies were named Sherrie in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Sherry) sherry (wine) or variant of Cherie · English, French
- Rank in 2025
- #16,911 girls, up 251 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19621,534 babies
- Total since 1880
- 35,159babies recorded
What does the name Sherrie mean?
Sherrie 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)
Sherrie popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 11 since 1954.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #16,911 | 5 |
| 2020 | #17,162 | 5 |
| 2010 | #9,713 | 12 |
| 2000 | #4,769 | 25 |
| 1990 | #1,438 | 110 |
| 1980 | #648 | 282 |
| 1970 | #306 | 926 |
| 1960 | #241 | 1,330 |
| 1950 | #339 | 531 |
| 1940 | #711 | 97 |
| 1930 | #3,993 | 7 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Sherrie, counting every spelling?
Sherrie 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 Sherrie?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sherrie (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Sherrie 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 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sherrie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sherrie?
About 29,300 people born in the US named Sherrie are alive today, with a median age of 63; half are between 56 and 69. That makes Sherrie 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 Sherrie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sherrie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sherrie
What does Sherrie mean?
Sherrie is a spelling of Sherry, which means “sherry (wine) or variant of Cherie” (English, French origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Sherrie?
Sherrie was the 16911th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1962, when it ranked 215th with 1,534 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,153 places. More babies were named Sherrie in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Sherrie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Sherrie in the US.