Girls' name · since 1943
Sherelle
1,020 babies named Sherelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,414 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,020
- born since 1943
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sherelle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,020 have been recorded since 1943.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherelle has been recorded 1,020 times among girls since 1943, 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 1943 to 2003.
- #7,414 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,020 born since 1943
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherelle ranks #7,414 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,020 born since 1943, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,414 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,020
- born since 1943
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sherelle's 1,020 recorded births place it above 89.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Sherelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sherelle splits its recorded history at 1980: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1958 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 76 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sherelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–2003
- Peak year (1986)
- 76
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Sherelle by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (409 births, 40% of the file).
1980s was Sherelle's strongest decade.
409 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Sherelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 21
1950s
21 births
- 1960s 94
1960s
94 births
- 1970s
1970s
207 births
- 1980s
1980s
409 births
- 1990s
1990s
252 births
- 2000s 31
2000s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 409 births (40% of all-time use).
How Sherelle 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 Sherelle's total volume
Sherelle by state
Where Sherelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1943
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 34 | 3.3% |
| #2 | California | | 28 | 2.7% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 19 | 1.9% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 15 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 12 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Texas | | 7 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.6% |
34 of 1,020 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Sherelle appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sherelle's data
- Sherelle's decade-level peak was the 1980s (409 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Sherelles (34 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 Sherelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1943–2003 (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 Sherelle 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.