Sherry

+ Add to my list

General Survey Results (0) Popularity More Suggestions

Origin and meaning of Sherry

Gender: Historical gender:: Usage over the past 5 years:

Girls - 100% (542 births)

Boys - 0% (0 births)

Source: US SSA data
girl Girl
girl Girl

Origin:: English
Meaning:: Unknown meaning
More info:: Sherry is an English name whose meaning is uncertain. It may be a phonetic English spelling of the French word chérie, meaning "darling" or a transferred use of the English word sherry, denoting a type of fortified wine, which itself is a phonetic English spelling of the Spanish place name Jerez.

Pronunciation:: SHAYR ee

Variants:

Rating:: 0 Name Surveys
Is your name Sherry? Be the first to take the Name Survey!

Popularity:: Ranks 2,522nd in the latest U.S. Social Security Administration list of most popular baby girl names. Show popularity chart

Categories:

Sherry is listed in the name categories below

Popularity of Sherry (Source: US SSA)

Rank

Overall Boys Girls

Year

Since 1909 Sherry was chosen 230,299 times as a name, 229,324 times for girls and 975 times for boys

Year	Overall Rank	Girls Rank	Boys Rank	Girls Births	Boys Births
2012	4,405	2,522	-	72	-
2011	4,596	2,641	-	67	-
2010	4,812	2,785	-	63	-
2009	4,279	2,478	-	77	-
2008	4,306	2,476	-	77	-
2007	3,691	2,125	-	95	-
2006	3,699	2,136	-	91	-
2005	3,620	2,101	-	89	-
2004	3,175	1,830	-	104	-
2003	2,932	1,698	-	113	-
2002	2,617	1,503	-	126	-
2001	2,787	1,616	-	114	-
2000	2,549	1,467	-	126	-
1999	2,623	1,512	-	114	-
1998	2,224	1,275	-	142	-
1997	1,954	1,131	-	166	-
1996	1,978	1,137	-	160	-
1995	1,653	931	-	203	-
1994	1,471	829	-	244	-
1993	1,264	692	-	313	-
1992	1,278	709	-	305	-
1991	1,154	633	9,414	353	5
1990	1,068	581	-	399	-
1989	960	518	9,025	451	5
1988	792	426	-	546	-
1987	740	400	5,992	568	7
1986	660	355	6,599	669	6
1985	564	299	5,066	822	8
1984	527	274	6,202	877	6
1983	501	256	4,431	928	9
1982	467	241	7,204	1,046	5
1981	402	207	7,108	1,267	5
1980	367	191	5,422	1,405	7
1979	334	175	3,774	1,589	11
1978	295	150	3,196	1,829	13
1977	271	140	4,518	2,072	8
1976	225	111	5,486	2,359	6
1975	179	95	3,050	3,040	13
1974	166	89	3,099	3,434	12
1973	146	75	2,203	3,956	19
1972	136	70	2,008	4,448	21
1971	120	60	1,814	5,563	25
1970	115	60	1,737	5,915	26
1969	111	55	2,124	6,141	17
1968	106	52	1,640	6,428	24
1967	99	51	1,704	7,132	22
1966	101	53	1,534	6,982	26
1965	103	56	1,662	7,386	23
1964	94	50	1,575	8,488	26
1963	92	49	1,579	9,063	26
1962	94	48	1,272	9,228	38
1961	107	53	1,723	8,355	23
1960	105	54	1,618	8,316	26
1959	118	58	2,098	7,343	16
1958	127	67	2,249	6,802	14
1957	107	55	1,630	7,810	25
1956	105	54	2,080	7,890	16
1955	108	56	1,782	7,767	20
1954	115	62	2,920	7,123	9
1953	136	70	1,884	5,933	18
1952	131	68	1,793	5,951	19
1951	127	69	1,636	5,898	22
1950	117	62	1,813	5,799	18
1949	133	68	1,657	5,284	21
1948	122	61	1,397	5,714	28
1947	134	67	1,590	5,579	23
1946	144	73	1,747	4,518	18
1945	199	104	1,686	2,676	17
1944	196	100	1,516	2,734	21
1943	239	123	1,893	2,313	16
1942	268	145	1,788	1,817	17
1941	315	172	2,191	1,252	12
1940	375	207	1,885	860	15
1939	408	226	2,145	739	12
1938	432	246	2,835	674	8
1937	439	244	2,317	648	11
1936	460	257	1,718	568	17
1935	540	288	2,110	436	13
1934	834	467	2,933	191	8
1933	1,021	572	3,584	126	6
1932	1,044	589	3,059	125	8
1931	1,241	676	-	98	-
1930	1,239	737	2,283	91	13
1929	1,441	826	4,452	74	5
1928	1,438	827	4,085	76	6
1927	1,491	822	-	80	-
1926	1,557	930	3,108	65	9
1925	1,613	921	4,782	66	5
1924	1,913	1,149	3,225	47	9
1923	1,935	1,139	3,768	46	7
1922	2,286	1,248	-	40	-
1921	2,381	1,292	-	37	-
1920	2,776	1,748	4,884	24	5
1919	4,222	2,371	-	15	-
1918	2,884	1,595	-	26	-
1917	4,469	2,532	-	13	-
1916	4,638	2,635	-	12	-
1915	6,428	3,747	-	7	-
1914	4,307	2,407	-	10	-
1913	5,325	3,133	-	6	-
1912	-	-	-	-	-
1911	-	-	-	-	-
1910	-	-	-	-	-
1909	3,773	2,503	-	5	-
1908	-	-	-	-	-
1907	-	-	-	-	-
1906	-	-	-	-	-
1905	-	-	-	-	-
1904	-	-	-	-	-
1903	-	-	-	-	-
1902	-	-	-	-	-
1901	-	-	-	-	-
1900	-	-	-	-	-
1899	-	-	-	-	-
1898	-	-	-	-	-
1897	-	-	-	-	-
1896	-	-	-	-	-
1895	-	-	-	-	-
1894	-	-	-	-	-
1893	-	-	-	-	-
1892	-	-	-	-	-
1891	-	-	-	-	-
1890	-	-	-	-	-
1889	-	-	-	-	-
1888	-	-	-	-	-
1887	-	-	-	-	-
1886	-	-	-	-	-
1885	-	-	-	-	-
1884	-	-	-	-	-
1883	-	-	-	-	-
1882	-	-	-	-	-
1881	-	-	-	-	-
1880	-	-	-	-	-

Show all years since 1880 ▼

1880-89	-	-	-
1890-99	-	-	-
1900-09	-	-	-
1910-19	4675	2675	-
1920-29	1932	1120	3975
1930-39	806	453	2605
1940-49	221	117	1744
1950-59	119	63	1976
1960-64	100	51	1548
1965-69	102	53	1635
1970-74	129	66	1941
1975-79	243	124	4063
1980-84	434	224	6041
1985-89	689	370	5886
1990-94	1191	654	9414
1995-99	1952	1119	-
2000	2549	1467	-
2001	2787	1616	-
2002	2617	1503	-
2003	2932	1698	-
2004	3175	1830	-
2005	3620	2101	-
2006	3699	2136	-
2007	3691	2125	-
2008	4306	2476	-
2009	4279	2478	-
2010	4812	2785	-
2011	4596	2641	-
2012	4405	2522	-

Is your name Sherry?
Take our 1 minute survey and tell us what it is like to be named Sherry. It's 5 multiple choice questions!

Meaning of Sherry: Sherry is an English name whose meaning is uncertain

My Name List

+ Add name Download list

girl Girls boy Boys

You can add names without registering

Open list in full view A saved list won't be lost in switching computers or clearing cookies!

Invite friends to vote on your list using

& email

Sherry

Origin and meaning of Sherry

What is it like to be named Sherry?

Popularity of Sherry (Source: US SSA)

You may also like these baby names

People who added Sherry to their name list also added these names

My Name List