Meaning & Origin
A female given name, variant of Sherry.
Sheri is a girl's and boy's baby name of English origin, a phonetic spelling variant of Sherry, itself a diminutive of names like Sharon and Cheryl. It peaked in popularity during the 1950s and 1960s, reflecting the mid-century American taste for breezy, upbeat feminine names.
With its crisp one-syllable feel and familiar sound, Sheri belongs to a generation of names — Sherri, Sherry, Cheri — that swept through American birth records and remain warmly nostalgic today.