Girls' name · since 1947
Sherelyn
56 babies named Sherelyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #33,766 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 56
- born since 1947
- 1950s
- peak decade
56 girls have been named Sherelyn since 1947, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherelyn has been recorded 56 times among girls since 1947, 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 1947 to 2006.
- #33,766 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 56 born since 1947
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherelyn ranks #33,766 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 56 born since 1947, peaking in the 1950s.
- #33,766 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 56
- born since 1947
- 1950s
- peak decade
Sherelyn's 56 recorded births place it above 53.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sherelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sherelyn's full recorded timeline at 1957, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1948, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1956 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sherelyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2006
- Peak year (1956)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Sherelyn by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (29 births, 52% of the file).
1950s was Sherelyn's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Sherelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
12 births
- 1950s
1950s
29 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 29 births (52% of all-time use).
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What to do with Sherelyn's data
- Sherelyn's decade-level peak was the 1950s (29 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Sherelyn: 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 (~59 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, 1947–2006 (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 Sherelyn 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.