Sherry
A girls’ name of French origin, meaning beloved; a form of Cherie.
Sherry by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Sherry. In the US, 64 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 9,225 babies in 1962, so it is a 1960s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sherry. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Sherry
Names that are said the same way as Sherry, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean love
Like Sherry, each of these has love in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Milagracious, dear1,014 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
- Rosethe rose flower; symbol of love666 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mollybeloved; a diminutive of Mary405 in England and Wales (2025)
- Freyalady; goddess of love1,802 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amybeloved1,724 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Sherry
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