Recorded 1936–2013 Girls' name Peak 1950 174 births

Sherleen — girls' name

174 babies named Sherleen in U.S. Social Security records since 1936, with the highest year being 1950. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

174 girls have been named Sherleen since 1936, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2013.

174
total births
1936–2013
years on record
2000s
peak decade
34%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Sherleen was born in this single decade.

1950
Single peak year

14 babies were named Sherleen in 1950 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sherleen

The Social Security Administration has registered 174 babies named Sherleen between 1936 and 2013, spanning 78 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherleen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1950, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherleen performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 60 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Sherleen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherleen 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 174 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.

Sherleen at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

174

Since 1936

78 years of records

Peak year

1950

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1936

Recorded for 78 years

Last year on file: 2013

Sherleen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1936

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1950)
14
Annual births at peak — across 78 years of records
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Sherleen by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
60 births that decade — 34% of Sherleen's all-time total
1930s61940s271950s511960s51970s52000s602010s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherleen?
174 babies have been named Sherleen since 1936. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1950 with 14 births.
When was Sherleen most popular?
Sherleen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 1950.
How long has the name Sherleen been used?
Sherleen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1936, spanning 78 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Sherleen?
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, 1936–2013 (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.