Recorded 1951–1991 Girls' name Peak 1963 210 births

Sherrilynn — girls' name

210 babies named Sherrilynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s491960s1121970s441990s5
1960s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Sherrilynn was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

26 babies were named Sherrilynn in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sherrilynn

The Social Security Administration has registered 210 babies named Sherrilynn between 1951 and 1991, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherrilynn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherrilynn performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 112 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sherrilynn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sherrilynn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherrilynn 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 210 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.

Sherrilynn at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

210

Since 1951

41 years of records

Peak year

1963

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1951

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1991

Sherrilynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1951

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1963)
26
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
051015202530 199119741971196719641961195819541951 8

Sherrilynn by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
112 births that decade — 53% of Sherrilynn's all-time total
1950s491960s1121970s441990s5

Sherrilynn by state

Where Sherrilynn concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sherrilynn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 2.4%
New York share of Sherrilynn's total US births 2.4%

5 of 210 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherrilynn?
210 babies have been named Sherrilynn since 1951. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1963 with 26 births.
When was Sherrilynn most popular?
Sherrilynn was most popular in the 1960s decade with 112 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
Where is Sherrilynn most popular?
The top states for the name Sherrilynn are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Sherrilynn been used?
Sherrilynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 41 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Sherrilynn?
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.

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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, 1951–1991 (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.