Baby name
FADING
🇬🇧 🇺🇸 Sherri
/SHAIR · ee/
Meaning
“Darling”
Double-r variant of Sheri, from French Chérie (darling); the spelling variation is purely American and adds no distinction.
Nicknames
sherry
Vibe
gentle
How it ages.
Slightly more elaborate spelling but equally dated; both forms feel mid-century American.
The cultural moment.
Common in the US from the 1950s through the 1970s; rare in new births since the 1980s.