Girls' name · since 1942
Sherrol
Sherrol has 61 recorded births since 1942 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1947 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #32,753 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 61
- born since 1942
- 1950s
- peak decade
Sherrol sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 61 recorded since 1942.
Social Security Administration records show Sherrol recorded 61 times among girls since 1942, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 1961.
- #32,753 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 61 born since 1942
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherrol ranks #32,753 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 61 born since 1942, peaking in the 1950s.
- #32,753 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 61
- born since 1942
- 1950s
- peak decade
Sherrol's 61 recorded births place it above 54.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sherrol's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sherrol's SSA record in two at 1954 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1954, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1947 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sherrol popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1961
- Peak year (1947)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Sherrol by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (35 births, 57% of the file).
1950s was Sherrol's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Sherrol births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
21 births
- 1950s
1950s
35 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 35 births (57% of all-time use).
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What to do with Sherrol's data
- Sherrol's decade-level peak was the 1950s (35 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sherrol: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1942–1961 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sherrol draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.