Recorded 1920–1965 Girls' name Peak 1921 69 births

Sherle — girls' name

69 babies named Sherle in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s181950s321960s19

The verdict

69 girls have been named Sherle since 1920, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1965.

69
total births
1920–1965
years on record
1950s
peak decade
46%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Sherle was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

7 babies were named Sherle in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sherle

The Social Security Administration has registered 69 babies named Sherle between 1920 and 1965, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherle performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sherle shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherle 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 69 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.

Sherle at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

69

Since 1920

46 years of records

Peak year

1921

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1920

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 1965

Sherle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1920

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1921)
7
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 196519611960195919561954195319521950192519211920 5

Sherle by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
32 births that decade — 46% of Sherle's all-time total
1920s181950s321960s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherle?
69 babies have been named Sherle since 1920. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1921 with 7 births.
When was Sherle most popular?
Sherle was most popular in the 1950s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Sherle been used?
Sherle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 46 years of data through 1965.
What names are similar to Sherle?
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, 1920–1965 (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.