Girls' name · since 1960
Sherrylynn
Since 1960, U.S. Social Security records show 38 babies named Sherrylynn, peaking in 1960. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #38,310 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 38
- born since 1960
- 1960s
- peak decade
Sherrylynn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 38 recorded since 1960.
Sherrylynn has 38 recorded births among girls since 1960, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 1989.
- #38,310 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 38 born since 1960
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherrylynn ranks #38,310 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 38 born since 1960, peaking in the 1960s.
- #38,310 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 38
- born since 1960
- 1960s
- peak decade
Sherrylynn's 38 recorded births place it above 46.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sherrylynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sherrylynn's SSA record in two at 1968 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1967, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1960 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sherrylynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1989
- Peak year (1960)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Sherrylynn by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (26 births, 68% of the file).
1960s was Sherrylynn's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Sherrylynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
26 births
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 26 births (68% of all-time use).
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- Sherrylynn's decade-level peak was the 1960s (26 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- 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 Sherrylynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~29 yrs)
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, 1960–1989 (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 Sherrylynn 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.