girl's name
Sheri
SHER-ee
- Origin American
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 60,668
Scotland
#497
1992 births
Sheri means darling, and it is French by way of a misreading — English took the adjective chérie as though it were a name, which is why it has no history as one in France itself.
- Sheri is a name of American origin.
- Peaked in 1963, when 3,107 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1928.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Sheri over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 12 |
| 1930s | 121 |
| 1940s | 2,035 |
| 1950s | 10,985 |
| 1960s | 27,387 |
| 1970s | 14,439 |
| 1980s | 4,445 |
| 1990s | 816 |
| 2000s | 200 |
| 2010s | 99 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 39 |
What Sheri means
Sheri means darling or dear one. The French word behind it is an adjective of endearment rather than a name, so it carries affection rather than description.
Where Sheri comes from
Sheri respells Sherry, generally traced to the French chérie, darling — from cher, dear, and the Latin carus. English speakers took a term of endearment and used it as a given name, which is why it has effectively no history in France. The fortified wine sherry is unrelated, being an English rendering of Jerez in Spain. Nancy Mitford's 1920s use of Sherry as a nickname helped move the word toward name status.
Sheri in use
Sheri peaked in the United States in 1963, when 3,107 babies were registered, and is falling in our data. It charts in exactly one of the six markets we track, at 13527th in the United States on 6 births, across 60,668 lifetime births. That is a fall from 3,107 to 6 in sixty-two years, among the steepest declines in our records.
How popular is Sheri?
In 2025, Sheri was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Sheri is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Sheri
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Sheri also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Sheri over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sheri in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Sheri
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Sheri — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Sheri
What does the name Sheri mean?
Darling — the French chérie, an adjective of endearment.
Is it named after the wine?
No. Sherry the wine is an English rendering of Jerez in Spain, and unrelated.
Is Sheri used in France?
Effectively not. English took the word as a name; French kept it as an adjective.
How popular is Sheri?
13527th in the United States — a fall from 3,107 births in 1963 to 6.
Is Sheri a girl's or a boy's name?
Sheri is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Sheri?
Sheri has 2 syllables.
Is Sheri a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Sheri currently ranks #13,527 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.