Sherry Jerome
There are approximately 5 people named Sherry Jerome living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Sherry with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Jerome. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
5
1 in 68,550,868
Named Sherry
172K
Alive today
Named Jerome
10K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 172K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1962
Average age: 63
Top Census group: White (82.7%)
Estimated bearers: 10K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #3,808
Per 100K: 3.04
Top ancestry: White (60.9%)
First name trend
Sherry: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Sherry. The peak year was 1962 with 9,261 births. The average person named Sherry today is 63 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Sherry
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Sherry, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 82.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Sherry described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Sherry at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White82.7% · 155,067
- Black or African American9.4% · 17,628
- Two or more races3.0% · 5,720
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.2% · 4,110
- Hispanic or Latino1.8% · 3,361
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 1,715
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Jerome surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Jerome, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 60.9%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Jerome described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Jerome at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White60.9% · 5,536
- Black or African American27.6% · 2,505
- Two or more races4.1% · 369
- Hispanic or Latino3.8% · 342
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.2% · 202
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.5% · 132
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Sherry has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0501% of the US population, based on 171,865 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Sherry right now.
The surname Jerome appears at a rate of 3.04 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0030%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 5 people with the full name Sherry Jerome. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Sherry Jerome: questions and answers
How many people are named Sherry Jerome?
We estimate approximately 5 people in the United States share the full name Sherry Jerome. That works out to about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0501%) with the surname frequency (3.04 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Sherry Jerome?
We classify Sherry Jerome as "Very Rare". About 1 in 68,550,868 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Sherry a male or female name?
Sherry is predominantly female. Out of 230,889 total SSA registrations, 0.4% were male and 99.6% were female. See the full Sherry profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are called Sherry Jerome?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.