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Girl · French, through English
Sheri Say it: SHAIR-ee
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Meaning A spelling of Sherry, probably from French chérie 'darling'.
Likely the main view, with some doubt.
Mostly used in the US in the 1950s and 1960s.
Its wave through time A fashion of the 1960s
In the United States 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 1967 per 1,000 babies of that sex 60,540 babies given this name since 1928 At its height in 1967, about 1 in 558 girls 5 babies in 2020 The family of the name Other spellings: Sherry, Sherri
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