Girls' name · since 1935
Sheril
704 babies named Sheril in U.S. Social Security records since 1935, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,487 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 704
- born since 1935
- 1960s
- peak decade
Sheril sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 704 recorded since 1935.
Social Security Administration records show Sheril recorded 704 times among girls since 1935, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1935 to 1994.
- #9,487 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 704 born since 1935
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheril ranks #9,487 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 704 born since 1935, peaking in the 1960s.
- #9,487 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 704
- born since 1935
- 1960s
- peak decade
Sheril's 704 recorded births place it above 86.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Sheril's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sheril's full recorded timeline at 1960, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1940, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1964 peak of 47 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sheril popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1994
- Peak year (1964)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Sheril popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1933 (Sheril as boys' name)
Sheril by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (283 births, 40% of the file).
1960s was Sheril's strongest decade.
283 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Sheril births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1940s 74
1940s
74 births
- 1950s
1950s
256 births
- 1960s
1960s
283 births
- 1970s 60
1970s
60 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 283 births (40% of all-time use).
How Sheril 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 Sheril's total volume
Sheril by state
Where Sheril concentrates geographically, total births since 1935
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 54 | 7.7% |
| #2 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 0.7% |
54 of 704 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Sheril's data
- Sheril's decade-level peak was the 1960s (283 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sherils (54 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Sheril: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
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, 1935–1994 (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 Sheril 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.