Unisex name · since 1936
Sherrel
Sherrel has 768 recorded births since 1936 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1954 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,993 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 768
- born since 1936
- 1950s
- peak decade
768 girls have been named Sherrel since 1936, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Sherrel has 768 recorded births among girls since 1936, 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 1936 to 1994.
- #8,993 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 768 born since 1936
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherrel ranks #8,993 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 768 born since 1936, peaking in the 1950s.
- #8,993 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 768
- born since 1936
- 1950s
- peak decade
Sherrel's 768 recorded births place it above 87.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Sherrel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sherrel's full recorded timeline at 1963, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1967, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1954 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sherrel popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–1994
- Peak year (1954)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Sherrel popularity over time - boys
112 total births recorded since 1921 (Sherrel as boys' name)
Sherrel by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (242 births, 32% of the file).
1950s was Sherrel's strongest decade.
242 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Sherrel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 34
1930s
34 births
- 1940s
1940s
169 births
- 1950s
1950s
242 births
- 1960s
1960s
136 births
- 1970s 85
1970s
85 births
- 1980s 63
1980s
63 births
- 1990s 39
1990s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 242 births (32% of all-time use).
How Sherrel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sherrel's total volume
Sherrel by state
Where Sherrel concentrates geographically, total births since 1936
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 18 | 2.3% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.7% |
18 of 768 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Sherrel's data
- Sherrel's decade-level peak was the 1950s (242 total births); usage has since declined to 39 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Sherrels (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sherrel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1936–1994 (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 Sherrel 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.