Is Sherra a boy or girl name?

Sherra is a girl’s name. Of the 897 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Sherra

Recorded 1937–1998 · United States

Sherra was most popular in 1970, when 28 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,974 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 897 people named Sherra.

Sherra over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sherra’s peak in 1970. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sherra a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sherra is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 897 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org