Girls' name · since 1945

Sherol

72 babies named Sherol in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1945. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#30,859 of 72,339
all-time among girls
72
born since 1945
1960s
peak decade

Sherol sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 72 recorded since 1945.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherol has been recorded 72 times among girls since 1945, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 1966.

  • #30,859 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 72 born since 1945
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherol ranks #30,859 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 72 born since 1945, peaking in the 1960s.

#30,859 of 72,339
all-time among girls
72
born since 1945
1960s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Sherol's 72 recorded births place it above 57.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Sherol's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Sherol splits its recorded history at 1957: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1950 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1945 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Sherol popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–1966

Last recorded 1966
Peak year (1945)
9
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
45678910 194519481949195019521954195719601961196219631966 5

Sherol by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (27 births, 38% of the file).

1960s was Sherol's strongest decade.

27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.

Sherol births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 27 births (38% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherol? ▼
Since 1945, Social Security records show 72 babies named Sherol. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #30,859 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1966. Its busiest year on record was 1945, with 9 births.
Where does Sherol sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherol ranks #30,859 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Sherol most popular? ▼
Sherol was most popular in the 1960s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1945.
How long has the name Sherol been used? ▼
Records for Sherol go back to 1945, giving 22 years of history through 1966.
What names are similar to Sherol? ▼
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.

Keep exploring Sherol

Nearby Names Like Sherol

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sherol

Sheila Girl
#2652 238,774 births
Sherry Girl
#5420 229,937 births
Shelby Girl
#649 148,830 births
Shelly Girl
#5757 84,420 births
Sherri Girl
#8424 83,667 births

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Phil
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Flois
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Winnell
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Sherol: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1945–1966 (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 Sherol 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.