Girls' name · since 1940
Sheralyn
580 babies named Sheralyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,784 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 580
- born since 1940
- 1950s
- peak decade
Sheralyn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 580 have been recorded since 1940.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheralyn has been recorded 580 times among girls since 1940, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 1993.
- #10,784 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 580 born since 1940
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheralyn ranks #10,784 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 580 born since 1940, peaking in the 1950s.
- #10,784 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 580
- born since 1940
- 1950s
- peak decade
Sheralyn's 580 recorded births place it above 85.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Sheralyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sheralyn splits its recorded history at 1965: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1956 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sheralyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1993
- Peak year (1956)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Sheralyn by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (150 births, 26% of the file).
1950s was Sheralyn's strongest decade.
150 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Sheralyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
116 births
- 1950s
1950s
150 births
- 1960s
1960s
132 births
- 1970s
1970s
104 births
- 1980s
1980s
60 births
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 150 births (26% of all-time use).
How Sheralyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sheralyn's total volume
Sheralyn by state
Where Sheralyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1940
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 0.9% |
5 of 580 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Sheralyn's data
- Sheralyn's decade-level peak was the 1950s (150 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sheralyns (5 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 Sheralyn: 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 (~53 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, 1940–1993 (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 Sheralyn 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.