Sherise
Feminine
The s and the ch in this family write the same sound and only one of them is French. Cherise and Sherise are said identically; the ch belongs to the French word behind the name and the sh belongs to English, and a family choosing between them is choosing between looking French and being read correctly.
How old is the name Sherise?
Sherise first appears in US birth records in 1957 — 68 years ago. The typical Sherise alive today was born around 1979, making them about 46 years old. About 900 people named Sherise are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Sherise most popular?
Sherise peaked in 1969, reaching #1897 nationally. See the whole 1969 chart.
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Where it comes from
From a French word meaning dear to Sherise
Our story of Sherise
Every borrowed name presents its family with the same choice, and it is a real one. Keep the source spelling and the name looks like what it is — French, Irish, Polish — and is mispronounced by half the people who meet it. Respell it phonetically and everybody gets it right and the origin becomes invisible. There is no answer that gets both. What the American record shows is a country choosing, name by name and family by family, and choosing the phonetic option rather more often than not.
Meaningnot established
Not established
The likeliest source is the French word for dear, which gave Cherie and a set of American names built on it; a surname route is also possible. This spelling substitutes sh for ch, which removes the one difficulty the name has for an English reader — the ch in a French name is a sh sound, and English readers reach for the church sound first.
How the name formed
- a French word meaning dear
- American names built on the sound from the 1940s
- the ch is respelled sh to remove the ambiguity
- Sherise appears in the record in the 1950s
- peaks at the end of the 1960s
Related forms: Cherise · Cherie
Pronouncing Sherise
shuh-REESE
Two syllables with the stress at the back. The final s is unvoiced, which the e after it helps to settle.
Nicknames for Sherise
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1957
- Most girls named
- 196943 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1897reached in 1969
- Change vs 2005
- 0.0%5 in 2007, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Sherise in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Cherise in English — spelling variant
- Cherie in French — related form
Sherises among us
people named Sherise are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Sherise sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- The spelling removes the one real ambiguity the name has.
- It is read correctly at sight by anybody.
- The sound is soft throughout with the stress where English likes it.
- Cherise and Charisse are both in the record and will be substituted.
- The French origin becomes invisible in this spelling.
- It is closely dated to the middle decades of the last century.
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Frequently asked
- How many Sherises are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 900 people named Sherise are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Sherise in 2025?
- Sherise is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Sherise with classmates?
- Sherise will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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