Recorded 1947–1954 Girls' name Peak 1954 16 births

Sheryel — girls' name

16 babies named Sheryel in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

16 girls have been named Sheryel since 1947, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1954.

16
total births
1947–1954
years on record
1950s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Sheryel was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

6 babies were named Sheryel in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sheryel

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Sheryel between 1947 and 1954, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sheryel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1954. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sheryel performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sheryel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sheryel 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 16 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.

Sheryel at a glance

Last recorded 1954

Total births

16

Since 1947

8 years of records

Peak year

1954

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1954

Active since

1947

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1954

Sheryel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1947

Last recorded 1954
Peak year (1954)
6
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
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Sheryel by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
11 births that decade — 69% of Sheryel's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sheryel?
16 babies have been named Sheryel since 1947. It was last recorded in 1954. The peak year was 1954 with 6 births.
When was Sheryel most popular?
Sheryel was most popular in the 1950s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
How long has the name Sheryel been used?
Sheryel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 8 years of data through 1954.
What names are similar to Sheryel?
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, 1947–1954 (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.