Recorded 1953–1964 Girls' name Peak 1953 20 births

Sherriel — girls' name

20 babies named Sherriel in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s151960s5

The verdict

20 girls have been named Sherriel since 1953, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1964.

20
total births
1953–1964
years on record
1950s
peak decade
75%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Sherriel was born in this single decade.

1953
Single peak year

9 babies were named Sherriel in 1953 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sherriel

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Sherriel between 1953 and 1964, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherriel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherriel performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sherriel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherriel 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 20 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.

Sherriel at a glance

Last recorded 1964

Total births

20

Since 1953

12 years of records

Peak year

1953

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1964

Active since

1953

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1964

Sherriel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1953

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1953)
9
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
45678910 196419561953 9

Sherriel by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
15 births that decade — 75% of Sherriel's all-time total
1950s151960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherriel?
20 babies have been named Sherriel since 1953. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1953 with 9 births.
When was Sherriel most popular?
Sherriel was most popular in the 1950s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
How long has the name Sherriel been used?
Sherriel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 12 years of data through 1964.
What names are similar to Sherriel?
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, 1953–1964 (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.