The first name Sherry

In 2025, 3 girls were named Sherry, making it the 5,927th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2006, with 10 births (#2,137).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Sherry with other names.

In 2025, 23 girls born in the United States were named Sherry, the 5,532nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1962, when 9,223 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Sherry Stringfield
  American actress, born 1967
• Sherry Turkle
  American social scientist and psychologist, born 1948
• Sherry Lansing
  American film studio executive and actress, born 1944
• Sherry Jackson
  American actress, born 1942
• Sherry Ortner
  American anthropologist, born 1941
• Sherry Hormann
  American-German film director and screen writer, born 1960
• Sherry Cola
  Chinese-American actress, born 1989
• Sherry Miller
  Canadian actress, born 1955
• Sherry Britton
  American burlesque performer (1918-2008)

How popular is the name Sherry?

In 2025, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Sherry, ranking 5,927th. Its peak was 2006, with 10 births.

Is Sherry a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 230,913 US babies named Sherry since 1880 were girls.

When was Sherry most popular?

1962 in the United States, when 9,223 babies were named Sherry, its highest rank at 48th.

What name is Sherry a form of?

Sherry is a form of Cheri.

What are other spellings of Sherry?

Cheri, Sheri, Sherri and Shari.

Is Sherry also a surname?

Yes. Sherry is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.