Meaning & Origin
A female given name from English, from the sherry wine, or a variant of Cheri.
Sherry is a girl's and boy's baby name of French origin, an Americanized form of Chérie, the French term of endearment meaning "dear" or "darling" — from cher ("dear, beloved"). The connection to sherry wine (from Jerez, Spain) added a warm, convivial association to an already affectionate name.
Sherry ranked in the U.S. top 25 girls' names in the 1950s and 1960s. The Four Seasons' 1962 number-one hit "Sherry" cemented it in American pop culture — one of the catchiest uses of any name in the pop songbook. It has the fizzy, upbeat quality of a name that never takes itself too seriously.