Girls' name · since 1936
Sherlyn
Since 1936, U.S. Social Security records show 8,954 babies named Sherlyn, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,798 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,464 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,954
- born since 1936
- 2000s
- peak decade
8,954 babies have been named Sherlyn since 1936, making it today's #2464 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherlyn has been recorded 8,954 times among girls since 1936, currently ranked #2464 nationally and more common than 86% 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 1936 to 2025.
- #1,798 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,464 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 8,954 born since 1936
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherlyn ranks #1,798 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,464 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 8,954 born since 1936, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,798 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,464 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,954
- born since 1936
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sherlyn's 8,954 recorded births place it above 97.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Sherlyn compares
8,954 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Sherlyn's all-time total is 24x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sherlyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,954 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 887 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sherlyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sherlyn's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 84% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 16%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1936, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 887, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sherlyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 887
- Annual births at peak, across 90 years of records
Sherlyn popularity over time - boys
8 total births recorded since 2006 (Sherlyn as boys' name)
Sherlyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (3,670 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Sherlyn's strongest decade.
3,670 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Sherlyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 19
1930s
19 births
- 1940s 313
1940s
313 births
- 1950s 506
1950s
506 births
- 1960s 393
1960s
393 births
- 1970s 187
1970s
187 births
- 1980s 119
1980s
119 births
- 1990s 104
1990s
104 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,670 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,918 births
- 2020s 725
2020s
725 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 3,670 births (41% of all-time use).
How Sherlyn 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 Sherlyn's total volume
Sherlyn by state
Where Sherlyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1936
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,735 | 19.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,407 | 15.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 553 | 6.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 384 | 4.3% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 326 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 294 | 3.3% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 275 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 272 | 3.0% |
1,735 of 8,954 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Sherlyn appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sherlyn's data
- Sherlyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (3,670 total births); usage has since declined to 725 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sherlyns (1,735 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 Sherlyn: 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 (~89 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, 1936–2025 (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 Sherlyn 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.