Recorded 1937–1947 Girls' name Peak 1944 19 births

Sherla — girls' name

19 babies named Sherla in U.S. Social Security records since 1937, with the highest year being 1944. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s14

The verdict

19 girls have been named Sherla since 1937, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1947.

19
total births
1937–1947
years on record
1940s
peak decade
74%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Sherla was born in this single decade.

1944
Single peak year

7 babies were named Sherla in 1944 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sherla

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Sherla between 1937 and 1947, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1947. The name reached its historical peak in 1944, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherla performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sherla shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherla 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 19 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.

Sherla at a glance

Last recorded 1947

Total births

19

Since 1937

11 years of records

Peak year

1944

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1947

Active since

1937

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1947

Sherla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1937

Last recorded 1947
Peak year (1944)
7
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 194719441937 5

Sherla by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
14 births that decade — 74% of Sherla's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherla?
19 babies have been named Sherla since 1937. It was last recorded in 1947. The peak year was 1944 with 7 births.
When was Sherla most popular?
Sherla was most popular in the 1940s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1944.
How long has the name Sherla been used?
Sherla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1937, spanning 11 years of data through 1947.
What names are similar to Sherla?
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.

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, 1937–1947 (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.