Recorded 1940–1954 Girls' name Peak 1945 68 births

Sherryn — girls' name

68 babies named Sherryn in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1945. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

68 girls have been named Sherryn since 1940, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1954.

68
total births
1940–1954
years on record
1940s
peak decade
74%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Sherryn was born in this single decade.

1945
Single peak year

11 babies were named Sherryn in 1945 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sherryn

The Social Security Administration has registered 68 babies named Sherryn between 1940 and 1954, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherryn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1954. The name reached its historical peak in 1945, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherryn performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sherryn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherryn 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 68 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.

Sherryn at a glance

Last recorded 1954

Total births

68

Since 1940

15 years of records

Peak year

1945

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1954

Active since

1940

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1954

Sherryn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1940

Last recorded 1954
Peak year (1945)
11
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4681012 1954195219501948194719461945194419421940 5

Sherryn by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
50 births that decade — 74% of Sherryn's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherryn?
68 babies have been named Sherryn since 1940. It was last recorded in 1954. The peak year was 1945 with 11 births.
When was Sherryn most popular?
Sherryn was most popular in the 1940s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1945.
How long has the name Sherryn been used?
Sherryn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1940, spanning 15 years of data through 1954.
What names are similar to Sherryn?
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, 1940–1954 (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.