Recorded 1946–2003 Girls' name Peak 1956 319 births

Sherilynn — girls' name

319 babies named Sherilynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s201950s731960s1001970s521980s601990s92000s5
1960s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Sherilynn was born in this single decade.

1956
Single peak year

15 babies were named Sherilynn in 1956 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sherilynn

The Social Security Administration has registered 319 babies named Sherilynn between 1946 and 2003, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherilynn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherilynn performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 100 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Sherilynn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sherilynn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherilynn 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 319 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.

Sherilynn at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

319

Since 1946

58 years of records

Peak year

1956

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1946

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2003

Sherilynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1946

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1956)
15
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
05101520 200319851977197119661961195619471946 10

Sherilynn by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
100 births that decade — 31% of Sherilynn's all-time total
1940s201950s731960s1001970s521980s601990s92000s5

Sherilynn by state

Where Sherilynn concentrates geographically — total births since 1946

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sherilynn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
5 1.6%
Hawaii share of Sherilynn's total US births 1.6%

5 of 319 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherilynn?
319 babies have been named Sherilynn since 1946. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1956 with 15 births.
When was Sherilynn most popular?
Sherilynn was most popular in the 1960s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
Where is Sherilynn most popular?
The top states for the name Sherilynn are Hawaii (5 births).
How long has the name Sherilynn been used?
Sherilynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 58 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Sherilynn?
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, 1946–2003 (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.