Girls' name · since 1937
Sherla
Since 1937, U.S. Social Security records show 19 babies named Sherla, peaking in 1944. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #46,645 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 19
- born since 1937
- 1940s
- peak decade
Sherla is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 19 have been recorded since 1937.
Social Security Administration records show Sherla recorded 19 times among girls since 1937, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1937 to 1947.
- #46,645 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 19 born since 1937
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherla ranks #46,645 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 19 born since 1937, peaking in the 1940s.
- #46,645 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 19
- born since 1937
- 1940s
- peak decade
Sherla's 19 recorded births place it above 35.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sherla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sherla splits its recorded history at 1944: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1937 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1944 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sherla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1947
- Peak year (1944)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Sherla by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (14 births, 74% of the file).
1940s was Sherla's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Sherla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 14 births (74% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sherla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1944)
Similar record span (~10 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, 1937–1947 (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 Sherla 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.