Recorded 1950–1975 Girls' name Peak 1967 44 births

Sherrilee — girls' name

44 babies named Sherrilee in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

44 girls have been named Sherrilee since 1950, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1975.

44
total births
1950–1975
years on record
1960s
peak decade
39%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Sherrilee was born in this single decade.

1967
Single peak year

7 babies were named Sherrilee in 1967 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sherrilee

The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Sherrilee between 1950 and 1975, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherrilee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1975. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherrilee performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sherrilee shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherrilee 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 44 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.

Sherrilee at a glance

Last recorded 1975

Total births

44

Since 1950

26 years of records

Peak year

1967

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1975

Active since

1950

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1975

Sherrilee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1950

Last recorded 1975
Peak year (1967)
7
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
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Sherrilee by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
17 births that decade — 39% of Sherrilee's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherrilee?
44 babies have been named Sherrilee since 1950. It was last recorded in 1975. The peak year was 1967 with 7 births.
When was Sherrilee most popular?
Sherrilee was most popular in the 1960s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
How long has the name Sherrilee been used?
Sherrilee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 26 years of data through 1975.
What names are similar to Sherrilee?
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, 1950–1975 (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.