Recorded 1944–1947 Girls' name Peak 1946 19 births

Sherrylee — girls' name

19 babies named Sherrylee in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1946. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s19

The verdict

19 girls have been named Sherrylee since 1944, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1947.

19
total births
1944–1947
years on record
1940s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Sherrylee was born in this single decade.

1946
Single peak year

7 babies were named Sherrylee in 1946 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sherrylee

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Sherrylee between 1944 and 1947, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherrylee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1947. The name reached its historical peak in 1946, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherrylee performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherrylee 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 19 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.

Sherrylee at a glance

Last recorded 1947

Total births

19

Since 1944

4 years of records

Peak year

1946

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1947

Active since

1944

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 1947

Sherrylee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1944

Last recorded 1947
Peak year (1946)
7
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
5.566.577.5 194719461944 6

Sherrylee by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
19 births that decade — 100% of Sherrylee's all-time total
1940s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherrylee?
19 babies have been named Sherrylee since 1944. It was last recorded in 1947. The peak year was 1946 with 7 births.
When was Sherrylee most popular?
Sherrylee was most popular in the 1940s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1946.
How long has the name Sherrylee been used?
Sherrylee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 4 years of data through 1947.
What names are similar to Sherrylee?
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, 1944–1947 (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.