Girls' name · since 1965
Sherrelle
Sherrelle has 237 recorded births since 1965 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,133 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 237
- born since 1965
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sherrelle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 237 have been recorded since 1965.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherrelle has been recorded 237 times among girls since 1965, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 1994.
- #18,133 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 237 born since 1965
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherrelle ranks #18,133 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 237 born since 1965, peaking in the 1980s.
- #18,133 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 237
- born since 1965
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sherrelle's 237 recorded births place it above 74.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sherrelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sherrelle splits its recorded history at 1985: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1967 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sherrelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1994
- Peak year (1988)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Sherrelle by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (134 births, 57% of the file).
1980s was Sherrelle's strongest decade.
134 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Sherrelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 33
1970s
33 births
- 1980s
1980s
134 births
- 1990s
1990s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 134 births (57% of all-time use).
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- Sherrelle's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (134 total births) through the 1990s (59) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sherrelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1965–1994 (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 Sherrelle 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.