Girls' name · since 1945
Sherell
Sherell has 1,475 recorded births since 1945 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,760 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,475
- born since 1945
- 1980s
- peak decade
1,475 girls have been named Sherell since 1945, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherell has been recorded 1,475 times among girls since 1945, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 2010.
- #5,760 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,475 born since 1945
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherell ranks #5,760 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,475 born since 1945, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,760 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,475
- born since 1945
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sherell's 1,475 recorded births place it above 92.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Sherell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sherell's full recorded timeline at 1977, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1945, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1987 peak of 76 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sherell popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2010
- Peak year (1987)
- 76
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Sherell popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1940 (Sherell as boys' name)
Sherell by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (501 births, 34% of the file).
1980s was Sherell's strongest decade.
501 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Sherell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 23
1940s
23 births
- 1950s 97
1950s
97 births
- 1960s
1960s
202 births
- 1970s
1970s
357 births
- 1980s
1980s
501 births
- 1990s
1990s
236 births
- 2000s 53
2000s
53 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 501 births (34% of all-time use).
How Sherell 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 Sherell's total volume
Sherell by state
Where Sherell concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 63 | 4.3% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 62 | 4.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 57 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 40 | 2.7% |
| #5 | California | | 33 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Texas | | 9 | 0.6% |
63 of 1,475 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Sherell appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sherell's data
- Sherell's decade-level peak was the 1980s (501 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Sherells (63 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sherell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1945–2010 (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 Sherell 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.