Recorded 1936–2014 Girls' name Peak 2010 356 births

Sherline — girls' name

356 babies named Sherline in U.S. Social Security records since 1936, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s141940s551950s731960s631980s121990s352000s552010s49
1950s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Sherline was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

28 babies were named Sherline in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sherline

The Social Security Administration has registered 356 babies named Sherline between 1936 and 2014, spanning 79 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherline currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherline performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 73 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Sherline shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Sherline in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherline 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 356 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.

Sherline at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

356

Since 1936

79 years of records

Peak year

2010

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1936

Recorded for 79 years

Last year on file: 2014

Sherline popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1936

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2010)
28
Annual births at peak — across 79 years of records
0102030 201420071998198219621956194919411936 9

Sherline by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
73 births that decade — 21% of Sherline's all-time total
1930s141940s551950s731960s631980s121990s352000s552010s49

Sherline by state

Where Sherline concentrates geographically — total births since 1936

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Sherline
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
10 2.8%
#2 Texas
9 2.5%
#3 California
8 2.2%
#4 Louisiana
5 1.4%
Florida share of Sherline's total US births 2.8%
Even split

10 of 356 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherline?
356 babies have been named Sherline since 1936. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2010 with 28 births.
When was Sherline most popular?
Sherline was most popular in the 1950s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Sherline most popular?
The top states for the name Sherline are Florida (10 births), Texas (9 births), California (8 births).
How long has the name Sherline been used?
Sherline has been recorded in Social Security data since 1936, spanning 79 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Sherline?
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.

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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, 1936–2014 (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.