Girls' name · since 1936
Sherleen
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.
- #21,288 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 174
- born since 1936
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sherleen sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 174 recorded since 1936.
Social Security Administration records show Sherleen recorded 174 times among girls since 1936, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1936 to 2013.
- #21,288 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 174 born since 1936
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherleen ranks #21,288 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 174 born since 1936, peaking in the 2000s.
- #21,288 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 174
- born since 1936
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sherleen's 174 recorded births place it above 70.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sherleen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sherleen splits its recorded history at 1958: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1944 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1950 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sherleen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–2013
- Peak year (1950)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Sherleen by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (60 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Sherleen's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Sherleen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s
1940s
27 births
- 1950s
1950s
51 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
60 births
- 2010s 20
2010s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 60 births (34% of all-time use).
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- Sherleen's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (60 total births) through the 2010s (20) -- 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 Sherleen: 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 (~77 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, 1936–2013 (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 Sherleen 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.