How Many People Are Named Sheri Moon?
There are approximately 8 people named Sheri Moon living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 42,844,292 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Sheri with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Moon. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.
Estimated People with This Name
8
1 in 42,844,292 Americans
Combination Rarity
Very Rare
First Name
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Last Name
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Sheri: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Sheri. The peak year was 1963 with 3,107 births. The average person named Sheri today is 59 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name Sheri
In the 2020 Census, the first name Sheri was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (88.17%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (4.87%) and Two or More Races (2.92%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name Sheri in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.
Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Sheri rose or fell over time.
Ancestry of the Moon Surname
The surname Moon was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.
This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Moon in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.
How we calculated this
The first name "Sheri" has an estimated frequency of 0.0145% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.
The surname "Moon" appears at a rate of 15.33 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.
We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Sheri are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 8 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
Other people named Sheri
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Sheri Moon: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Sheri Moon?
We estimate approximately 8 people named Sheri Moon are alive in the United States today. The first name Sheri is shared by 49,753 Americans, and the surname Moon is shared by 52,558.
How rare is the name Sheri Moon?
This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 42,844,292 Americans. The first name Sheri is uncommon and the surname Moon is uncommon.
Is Sheri a male or female name?
Sheri is predominantly female, with 0.2% of bearers being male and 99.8% female. It peaked in popularity in 1963 and the average bearer today is 59 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name Sheri?
In the 2020 Census, the first name Sheri was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (88.17%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (4.87%) and Two or More Races (2.92%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.
Where does this data come from?
First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.
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