Recorded 1926–1951 Girls' name Peak 1926 24 births

Sherlee — girls' name

24 babies named Sherlee in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s131930s51950s6

The verdict

24 girls have been named Sherlee since 1926, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1951.

24
total births
1926–1951
years on record
1920s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Sherlee was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

7 babies were named Sherlee in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sherlee

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Sherlee between 1926 and 1951, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherlee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1951. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherlee performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sherlee shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherlee 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 24 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.

Sherlee at a glance

Last recorded 1951

Total births

24

Since 1926

26 years of records

Peak year

1926

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1951

Active since

1926

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1951

Sherlee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1926

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1926)
7
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1951193419271926 7

Sherlee by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
13 births that decade — 54% of Sherlee's all-time total
1920s131930s51950s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherlee?
24 babies have been named Sherlee since 1926. It was last recorded in 1951. The peak year was 1926 with 7 births.
When was Sherlee most popular?
Sherlee was most popular in the 1920s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Sherlee been used?
Sherlee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 26 years of data through 1951.
What names are similar to Sherlee?
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, 1926–1951 (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.