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Girl · French, through English
Sherri
Say it: SHAIR-ee
Meaning
A spelling of Sherry, probably from French chérie 'darling'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Most used in the US in the 1950s and 1960s.
Its wave through time
A fashion of the 1960s
In the United States
- 83,786 babies given this name since 1924
- At its height in 1963, about 1 in 353 girls
- 8 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Sherry, Sheri
Famous bearers
- Sherri Shepherd, American comedian
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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