Recorded 1947–1969 Girls' name Peak 1949 32 births

Sheryal — girls' name

32 babies named Sheryal in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s151950s121960s5

The verdict

32 girls have been named Sheryal since 1947, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1969.

32
total births
1947–1969
years on record
1940s
peak decade
47%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Sheryal was born in this single decade.

1949
Single peak year

9 babies were named Sheryal in 1949 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sheryal

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Sheryal between 1947 and 1969, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sheryal currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1969. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sheryal performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sheryal shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sheryal 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 32 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.

Sheryal at a glance

Last recorded 1969

Total births

32

Since 1947

23 years of records

Peak year

1949

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1969

Active since

1947

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1969

Sheryal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1947

Last recorded 1969
Peak year (1949)
9
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
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Sheryal by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
15 births that decade — 47% of Sheryal's all-time total
1940s151950s121960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sheryal?
32 babies have been named Sheryal since 1947. It was last recorded in 1969. The peak year was 1949 with 9 births.
When was Sheryal most popular?
Sheryal was most popular in the 1940s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
How long has the name Sheryal been used?
Sheryal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 23 years of data through 1969.
What names are similar to Sheryal?
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, 1947–1969 (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.