Girls' name · since 1951
Sherlin
Since 1951, U.S. Social Security records show 774 babies named Sherlin, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,949 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,181 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 774
- born since 1951
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sherlin currently ranks #15181 among girls' names in America, with 774 babies recorded since 1951.
Sherlin has 774 recorded births among girls since 1951, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15181 as of the latest data, more common than 12% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2025.
- #8,949 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,181 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 774 born since 1951
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherlin ranks #8,949 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,181 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 774 born since 1951, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,949 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,181 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 774
- born since 1951
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sherlin's 774 recorded births place it above 87.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Sherlin compares
774 Top 37% higher than 63% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sherlin's all-time total is 106% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sherlin | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 774 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 121 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sherlin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sherlin splits its recorded history at 2013: 16% of all births land in the more recent half, 84% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1951 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 121 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sherlin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 121
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Sherlin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (517 births, 67% of the file).
2000s was Sherlin's strongest decade.
517 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Sherlin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
517 births
- 2010s
2010s
211 births
- 2020s 41
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 517 births (67% of all-time use).
How Sherlin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sherlin's total volume
Sherlin by state
Where Sherlin concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 122 | 15.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 98 | 12.7% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 37 | 4.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 37 | 4.8% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 24 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Florida | | 20 | 2.6% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 8 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 6 | 0.8% |
122 of 774 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Sherlin appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sherlin's data
- Sherlin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (517 total births); usage has since declined to 41 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sherlins (122 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sherlin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~74 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, 1951–2025 (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 Sherlin 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.