Recorded 1940–1993 Girls' name Peak 1956 580 births

Sheralyn — girls' name

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.

1940s1161950s1501960s1321970s1041980s601990s18
1950s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Sheralyn was born in this single decade.

1956
Single peak year

24 babies were named Sheralyn in 1956 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sheralyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 580 babies named Sheralyn between 1940 and 1993, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sheralyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sheralyn performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 150 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sheralyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Sheralyn in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sheralyn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 580 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sheralyn at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

580

Since 1940

54 years of records

Peak year

1956

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1940

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 1993

Sheralyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1940

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1956)
24
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
0510152025 199319831976196919621955194819411940 7

Sheralyn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
150 births that decade — 26% of Sheralyn's all-time total
1940s1161950s1501960s1321970s1041980s601990s18

Sheralyn by state

Where Sheralyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1940

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Sheralyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 0.9%
#2 Texas
5 0.9%
California share of Sheralyn's total US births 0.9%
Even split

5 of 580 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sheralyn?
580 babies have been named Sheralyn since 1940. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1956 with 24 births.
When was Sheralyn most popular?
Sheralyn was most popular in the 1950s decade with 150 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
Where is Sheralyn most popular?
The top states for the name Sheralyn are California (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Sheralyn been used?
Sheralyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1940, spanning 54 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Sheralyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sheila, Sherry, Shelby, Shelly, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1940–1993 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.