Girls' name · since 1943
Scheryl
Scheryl has 335 recorded births since 1943 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1956 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,024 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 335
- born since 1943
- 1950s
- peak decade
Scheryl is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 335 have been recorded since 1943.
Scheryl has 335 recorded births among girls since 1943, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1943 to 1970.
- #15,024 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 335 born since 1943
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Scheryl ranks #15,024 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 335 born since 1943, peaking in the 1950s.
- #15,024 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 335
- born since 1943
- 1950s
- peak decade
Scheryl's 335 recorded births place it above 79.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Scheryl's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Scheryl splits its recorded history at 1956: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1946 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1956 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Scheryl popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–1970
- Peak year (1956)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Scheryl by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (161 births, 48% of the file).
1950s was Scheryl's strongest decade.
161 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Scheryl births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
73 births
- 1950s
1950s
161 births
- 1960s
1960s
94 births
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 161 births (48% of all-time use).
Scheryl by state
Where Scheryl concentrates geographically, total births since 1943
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7 | 2.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 1.8% |
7 of 335 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Scheryl's decade-level peak was the 1950s (161 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Scheryls (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Scheryl: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1943–1970 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Scheryl draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.