Girls' name · since 1952
Sherly
Since 1952, U.S. Social Security records show 1,062 babies named Sherly, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,197 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,448 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,062
- born since 1952
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sherly is the #8448 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,062 recorded since 1952.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherly has been recorded 1,062 times among girls since 1952, currently ranked #8448 nationally and more common than 51% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2025.
- #7,197 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,448 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,062 born since 1952
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherly ranks #7,197 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,448 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,062 born since 1952, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,197 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,448 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,062
- born since 1952
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sherly's 1,062 recorded births place it above 90.05% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Sherly compares
1,062 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Sherly's all-time total is 182% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sherly | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,062 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 50 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sherly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sherly's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1952, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 50, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sherly popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Sherly by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (316 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Sherly's strongest decade.
316 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Sherly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 50
1950s
50 births
- 1960s 102
1960s
102 births
- 1970s 78
1970s
78 births
- 1980s 100
1980s
100 births
- 1990s 125
1990s
125 births
- 2000s
2000s
316 births
- 2010s
2010s
182 births
- 2020s 109
2020s
109 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 316 births (30% of all-time use).
How Sherly 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 Sherly's total volume
Sherly by state
Where Sherly concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 126 | 11.9% |
| #2 | California | | 89 | 8.4% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 19 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Texas | | 5 | 0.5% |
126 of 1,062 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Sherly's data
- Sherly's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (316 total births) through the 2020s (109) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Sherlys (126 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Sherly: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~73 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, 1952–2025 (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 Sherly 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.