Recorded 1915–1963 Girls' name Peak 1947 219 births

Sherlie — girls' name

219 babies named Sherlie in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111920s201930s451940s831950s501960s10
1940s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Sherlie was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

13 babies were named Sherlie in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sherlie

The Social Security Administration has registered 219 babies named Sherlie between 1915 and 1963, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherlie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherlie performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 83 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sherlie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherlie 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 219 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.

Sherlie at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

219

Since 1915

49 years of records

Peak year

1947

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1915

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 1963

Sherlie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1915

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1947)
13
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
468101214 196319561950194619421938193219211915 5

Sherlie by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
83 births that decade — 38% of Sherlie's all-time total
1910s111920s201930s451940s831950s501960s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherlie?
219 babies have been named Sherlie since 1915. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1947 with 13 births.
When was Sherlie most popular?
Sherlie was most popular in the 1940s decade with 83 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
How long has the name Sherlie been used?
Sherlie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 49 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Sherlie?
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, 1915–1963 (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.