Recorded 1943–2003 Girls' name Peak 1986 1,020 births

Sherelle — girls' name

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.

1940s61950s211960s941970s2071980s4091990s2522000s31
1980s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Sherelle was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

76 babies were named Sherelle in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sherelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,020 babies named Sherelle between 1943 and 2003, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 76 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherelle performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 409 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Sherelle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 34 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Sherelle in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherelle 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 1,020 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.

Sherelle at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

1,020

Since 1943

61 years of records

Peak year

1986

76 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1943

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 2003

Sherelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1943

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1986)
76
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
020406080 200319971991198519791973196719611943 6

Sherelle by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
409 births that decade — 40% of Sherelle's all-time total
1940s61950s211960s941970s2071980s4091990s2522000s31

Sherelle by state

Where Sherelle concentrates geographically — total births since 1943

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sherelle
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%
New York share of Sherelle's total US births 3.3%
Even split

34 of 1,020 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Sherelle appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherelle?
1,020 babies have been named Sherelle since 1943. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1986 with 76 births.
When was Sherelle most popular?
Sherelle was most popular in the 1980s decade with 409 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Sherelle most popular?
The top states for the name Sherelle are New York (34 births), California (28 births), Pennsylvania (19 births).
How long has the name Sherelle been used?
Sherelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1943, spanning 61 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Sherelle?
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, 1943–2003 (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.