Sherrlyn — girls' name

What the Data Says About Sherrlyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 51 babies named Sherrlyn between 1947 and 1963, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherrlyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherrlyn performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sherrlyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherrlyn 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 51 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.