Recorded 1945–1966 Girls' name Peak 1945 72 births

Sherol — girls' name

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.

1940s211950s241960s27

The verdict

72 girls have been named Sherol since 1945, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1966.

72
total births
1945–1966
years on record
1960s
peak decade
38%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Sherol was born in this single decade.

1945
Single peak year

9 babies were named Sherol in 1945 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sherol

The Social Security Administration has registered 72 babies named Sherol between 1945 and 1966, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherol currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1966. The name reached its historical peak in 1945, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherol performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sherol shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherol in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 72 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sherol at a glance

Last recorded 1966

Total births

72

Since 1945

22 years of records

Peak year

1945

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1966

Active since

1945

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1966

Sherol popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1966
Peak year (1945)
9
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
45678910 196619631962196119601957195419521950194919481945 9

Sherol by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
27 births that decade — 38% of Sherol's all-time total
1940s211950s241960s27

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherol?
72 babies have been named Sherol since 1945. It was last recorded in 1966. The peak year was 1945 with 9 births.
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?
Sherol has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 22 years of data 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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1945–1966 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.