Holding steady.
Popularity of Sherre since 1939
Babies named Sherre per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 6 |
| 1940s | 117 |
| 1950s | 295 |
| 1960s | 206 |
| 1970s | 142 |
| 1980s | 82 |
| 1990s | 8 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Sherre first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1939, but its true moment in the sun came in the 1950s, reaching a peak in 1956. The name has remained relatively stable in usage since then, though it has never been common enough to rank nationally. With no top states on record, Sherre likely saw scattered, individual use rather than regional popularity. As an alternate spelling of Sherry, it fits a mid-century trend of respelled diminutives, a pattern that gave rise to many similar names now considered vintage.
Sherre appears to be a modern English spelling variant of Sherry or Sherrie, which themselves are diminutives of names like Sharon or short forms of names beginning with Sher-. The name Sharon, meaning 'plain' in Hebrew, was popularized by the Biblical 'Rose of Sharon' and experienced a surge in the mid-20th century. Sherre emerged as a simplified or creative spelling during the 1950s, a decade when such variations were fashionable in the United States.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Sher, Sherry
Sibling names for Sherre
Names that share Sherre's style, for a brother or sister.
