Recorded 1938–1974 Girls' name Peak 1954 192 births

Sherolyn — girls' name

192 babies named Sherolyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s61940s541950s791960s481970s5
1950s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Sherolyn was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

13 babies were named Sherolyn in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sherolyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 192 babies named Sherolyn between 1938 and 1974, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherolyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1974. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherolyn performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sherolyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sherolyn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherolyn 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 192 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.

Sherolyn at a glance

Last recorded 1974

Total births

192

Since 1938

37 years of records

Peak year

1954

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1974

Active since

1938

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1974

Sherolyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1938

Last recorded 1974
Peak year (1954)
13
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
468101214 197419631960195719531950194719421938 6

Sherolyn by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
79 births that decade — 41% of Sherolyn's all-time total
1930s61940s541950s791960s481970s5

Sherolyn by state

Where Sherolyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1938

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sherolyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.6%
Texas share of Sherolyn's total US births 2.6%

5 of 192 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherolyn?
192 babies have been named Sherolyn since 1938. It was last recorded in 1974. The peak year was 1954 with 13 births.
When was Sherolyn most popular?
Sherolyn was most popular in the 1950s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
Where is Sherolyn most popular?
The top states for the name Sherolyn are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Sherolyn been used?
Sherolyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1938, spanning 37 years of data through 1974.
What names are similar to Sherolyn?
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, 1938–1974 (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.