Girls' name · since 1945
Sherlynn
274 babies named Sherlynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,706 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 274
- born since 1945
- 1950s
- peak decade
274 girls have been named Sherlynn since 1945, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Sherlynn has 274 recorded births among girls since 1945, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 2013.
- #16,706 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 274 born since 1945
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherlynn ranks #16,706 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 274 born since 1945, peaking in the 1950s.
- #16,706 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 274
- born since 1945
- 1950s
- peak decade
Sherlynn's 274 recorded births place it above 76.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Sherlynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sherlynn's full recorded timeline at 1966, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1945, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sherlynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2013
- Peak year (2006)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Sherlynn by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (68 births, 25% of the file).
1950s was Sherlynn's strongest decade.
68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Sherlynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
37 births
- 1950s
1950s
68 births
- 1960s
1960s
54 births
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
45 births
- 2010s
2010s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 68 births (25% of all-time use).
Sherlynn by state
Where Sherlynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.8% |
5 of 274 births nationwide.
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- Sherlynn's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (68 total births) through the 2010s (38) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Sherlynns (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Sherlynn: 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 (~68 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, 1945–2013 (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 Sherlynn 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.