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Sherry

Girl

Origin of the name

Sherry is a 20th-century name of uncertain origin; it may come from the French chérie, “darling.”

Short-lived name

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The high point came in 1962, with 9,223 births and the No. 48 spot that year. The trend faded fast: today's pace is 99% below the peak. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 5409. 34% of all babies named Sherry since 1880 were born in the 1960s.
229,937births since 1880
1960sgeneration
No. 48rank at its peak, in 1962

Where babies named Sherry are born

1962

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The darker the blue, the more common Sherry is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Sherry is most common in Tennessee (1.9 times), Kentucky (1.8) and West Virginia (1.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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