Recorded 1937–1965 Girls' name Peak 1950 183 births

Sherral — girls' name

183 babies named Sherral in U.S. Social Security records since 1937, with the highest year being 1950. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s391950s1011960s38
1950s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Sherral was born in this single decade.

1950
Single peak year

17 babies were named Sherral in 1950 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sherral

The Social Security Administration has registered 183 babies named Sherral between 1937 and 1965, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherral currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1950, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherral performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 101 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sherral shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. 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 Sherral in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherral 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 183 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.

Sherral at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

183

Since 1937

29 years of records

Peak year

1950

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1937

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1965

Sherral popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1937

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1950)
17
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
05101520 19651961195819551952194919441937 5

Sherral by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
101 births that decade — 55% of Sherral's all-time total
1930s51940s391950s1011960s38

Sherral by state

Where Sherral concentrates geographically — total births since 1937

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sherral
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.7%
Texas share of Sherral's total US births 2.7%

5 of 183 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherral?
183 babies have been named Sherral since 1937. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1950 with 17 births.
When was Sherral most popular?
Sherral was most popular in the 1950s decade with 101 total births. The single peak year was 1950.
Where is Sherral most popular?
The top states for the name Sherral are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Sherral been used?
Sherral has been recorded in Social Security data since 1937, spanning 29 years of data through 1965.
What names are similar to Sherral?
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, 1937–1965 (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.