Girls' name · since 1943
Sherlean
26 babies named Sherlean in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1950. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #42,914 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 26
- born since 1943
- 1950s
- peak decade
26 girls have been named Sherlean since 1943, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Sherlean recorded 26 times among girls since 1943, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1943 to 1963.
- #42,914 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 26 born since 1943
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherlean ranks #42,914 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 26 born since 1943, peaking in the 1950s.
- #42,914 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 26
- born since 1943
- 1950s
- peak decade
Sherlean's 26 recorded births place it above 40.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sherlean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sherlean splits its recorded history at 1953: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1943 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1950 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sherlean popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–1963
- Peak year (1950)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Sherlean by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (16 births, 62% of the file).
1950s was Sherlean's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Sherlean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
16 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 16 births (62% of all-time use).
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What to do with Sherlean's data
- Sherlean's decade-level peak was the 1950s (16 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sherlean: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1950)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1943–1963 (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 Sherlean 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.