Sherrol — girls' name
61 babies named Sherrol in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
61 girls have been named Sherrol since 1942, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1961.
- 61
- total births
- 1942–1961
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 57%
- born in that decade
57% of everyone ever named Sherrol was born in this single decade.
8 babies were named Sherrol in 1947 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Sherrol
The Social Security Administration has registered 61 babies named Sherrol between 1942 and 1961, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherrol currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 8 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherrol performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sherrol shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Sherrol 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 61 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.
Sherrol at a glance
Last recorded 1961Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Sherrol popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1942
- Peak year (1947)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1961.
61 total births across 20 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1947 with 8 births in a single year.
Sherrol by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- 35 births that decade — 57% of Sherrol's all-time total
Sherrol decade highlights
- Peak decade 35 births
- Runner-up 21 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1950s was Sherrol's strongest decade
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 57% of all-time use.
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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, 1942–1961 (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.