Recorded 1940–1974 Girls' name Peak 1947 310 births

Sherrin — girls' name

310 babies named Sherrin in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s1031950s661960s1021970s39
1940s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Sherrin was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

22 babies were named Sherrin in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sherrin

The Social Security Administration has registered 310 babies named Sherrin between 1940 and 1974, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherrin currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1974. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherrin performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 103 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sherrin shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sherrin in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherrin 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 310 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.

Sherrin at a glance

Last recorded 1974

Total births

310

Since 1940

35 years of records

Peak year

1947

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1974

Active since

1940

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1974

Sherrin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1940

Last recorded 1974
Peak year (1947)
22
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
0510152025 19741969196419591953194719421940 5

Sherrin by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
103 births that decade — 33% of Sherrin's all-time total
1940s1031950s661960s1021970s39

Sherrin by state

Where Sherrin concentrates geographically — total births since 1940

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sherrin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.6%
California share of Sherrin's total US births 1.6%

5 of 310 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherrin?
310 babies have been named Sherrin since 1940. It was last recorded in 1974. The peak year was 1947 with 22 births.
When was Sherrin most popular?
Sherrin was most popular in the 1940s decade with 103 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
Where is Sherrin most popular?
The top states for the name Sherrin are California (5 births).
How long has the name Sherrin been used?
Sherrin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1940, spanning 35 years of data through 1974.
What names are similar to Sherrin?
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, 1940–1974 (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.