Recorded 1941–1963 Girls' name Peak 1956 109 births

Sherryll — girls' name

109 babies named Sherryll in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

109 girls have been named Sherryll since 1941, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1963.

109
total births
1941–1963
years on record
1950s
peak decade
53%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Sherryll was born in this single decade.

1956
Single peak year

13 babies were named Sherryll in 1956 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sherryll

The Social Security Administration has registered 109 babies named Sherryll between 1941 and 1963, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherryll currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherryll performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sherryll shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherryll 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 109 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.

Sherryll at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

109

Since 1941

23 years of records

Peak year

1956

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1941

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1963

Sherryll popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1941

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1956)
13
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
468101214 196319581955195219501948194619441941 5

Sherryll by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
58 births that decade — 53% of Sherryll's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherryll?
109 babies have been named Sherryll since 1941. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1956 with 13 births.
When was Sherryll most popular?
Sherryll was most popular in the 1950s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
How long has the name Sherryll been used?
Sherryll has been recorded in Social Security data since 1941, spanning 23 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Sherryll?
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, 1941–1963 (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.