How Many People Are Named Scherry?
An estimated 350 people in the United States have the first name Scherry. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 69 years old, and Scherry peaked in popularity in 1949 with 32 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Scherry as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Scherry paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 69, Scherry is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1967.
Estimated Living Americans
350
About 1 in 979,298 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
69
years old
Peak Year
1949
32 births
Total Registered
522
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Scherry
Scherry is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 522 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Scherry as a female name
Ranked #8,802 in 1975
6 female births in 1975
Peak: 1949 (32 births)
Scherry: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Scherry span from the 1930s to the 1970s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 213 babies were registered. Scherry has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Scherry by Decade
How has Scherry tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Scherry + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Scherry as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Scherry
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Scherry: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Scherry?
We estimate approximately 350 people named Scherry are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 979,298 Americans share this first name.
Is Scherry a common name?
Scherry is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 522 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Scherry most popular?
Scherry reached peak popularity in 1949, when 32 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Scherry is approximately 69 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Scherry a female name?
Scherry is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Scherry Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Scherry Smith, Scherry Johnson, Scherry Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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