Girls' name · since 1938
Sherlon
Since 1938, U.S. Social Security records show 99 babies named Sherlon, peaking in 1948. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,265 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 99
- born since 1938
- 1950s
- peak decade
99 girls have been named Sherlon since 1938, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Sherlon recorded 99 times among girls since 1938, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1938 to 1974.
- #27,265 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 99 born since 1938
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherlon ranks #27,265 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 99 born since 1938, peaking in the 1950s.
- #27,265 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 99
- born since 1938
- 1950s
- peak decade
Sherlon's 99 recorded births place it above 62.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sherlon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sherlon splits its recorded history at 1955: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1938 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1948 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sherlon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1974
- Peak year (1948)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Sherlon by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (31 births, 31% of the file).
1950s was Sherlon's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Sherlon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
27 births
- 1950s
1950s
31 births
- 1960s
1960s
31 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 31 births (31% of all-time use).
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What to do with Sherlon's data
- Sherlon's decade-level peak was the 1950s (31 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sherlon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~36 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, 1938–1974 (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 Sherlon 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.