Girls' name · since 1933
Sherilyn
3,930 babies named Sherilyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1933, with the highest year being 1946. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,024 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,930
- born since 1933
- 1950s
- peak decade
Sherilyn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 3,930 recorded since 1933.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherilyn has been recorded 3,930 times among girls since 1933, 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 1933 to 2024.
- #3,024 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,930 born since 1933
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherilyn ranks #3,024 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,930 born since 1933, peaking in the 1950s.
- #3,024 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,930
- born since 1933
- 1950s
- peak decade
Sherilyn's 3,930 recorded births place it above 95.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Sherilyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sherilyn's full recorded timeline at 1979, 25% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 75% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2022, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1946 peak of 120 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sherilyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–2024
- Peak year (1946)
- 120
- Annual births at peak, across 92 years of records
Sherilyn by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (917 births, 23% of the file).
1950s was Sherilyn's strongest decade.
917 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Sherilyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 55
1930s
55 births
- 1940s
1940s
637 births
- 1950s
1950s
917 births
- 1960s
1960s
861 births
- 1970s
1970s
510 births
- 1980s
1980s
424 births
- 1990s 269
1990s
269 births
- 2000s 143
2000s
143 births
- 2010s 89
2010s
89 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 917 births (23% of all-time use).
How Sherilyn 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 Sherilyn's total volume
Sherilyn by state
Where Sherilyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1933
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 479 | 12.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 342 | 8.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 110 | 2.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 83 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 51 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Hawaii | | 50 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Utah | | 37 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 32 | 0.8% |
479 of 3,930 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Sherilyn appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sherilyn's data
- Sherilyn's decade-level peak was the 1950s (917 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sherilyns (479 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sherilyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1946)
Similar record span (~91 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, 1933–2024 (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 Sherilyn 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.