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Sherrie
Say it: SHAIR-ee
Meaning
A spelling of Sherry, usually taken from French chérie 'darling'; the name was also associated with the word sherry (the wine, named for Jerez in Spain).
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
A mid-20th-century American fashion that peaked in the 1940s to 1960s and has since become rare.
Its wave through time
A fashion of the 1960s
In the United States
- 35,134 babies given this name since 1921
- At its height in 1962, about 1 in 1,300 girls
- 5 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Sherry, Sheri, Cheri, Sherri
| French | Chérie |
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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