Girls' name · since 1926
Sherlee
Since 1926, U.S. Social Security records show 24 babies named Sherlee, peaking in 1926. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #43,814 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 24
- born since 1926
- 1920s
- peak decade
Sherlee is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 24 have been recorded since 1926.
Sherlee has 24 recorded births among girls since 1926, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 1951.
- #43,814 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 24 born since 1926
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherlee ranks #43,814 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 24 born since 1926, peaking in the 1920s.
- #43,814 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 24
- born since 1926
- 1920s
- peak decade
Sherlee's 24 recorded births place it above 39.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sherlee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sherlee splits its recorded history at 1934: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1934 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1926 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sherlee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1951
- Peak year (1926)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Sherlee by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (13 births, 54% of the file).
1920s was Sherlee's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Sherlee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
13 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 13 births (54% of all-time use).
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- Sherlee's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 1950s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sherlee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1926–1951 (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 Sherlee 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.