Girls' name · since 1947
Sheryel
Sheryel has 16 recorded births since 1947 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1954 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #49,211 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1947
- 1950s
- peak decade
Sheryel sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 16 recorded since 1947.
Social Security Administration records show Sheryel recorded 16 times among girls since 1947, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 1954.
- #49,211 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 16 born since 1947
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheryel ranks #49,211 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1947, peaking in the 1950s.
- #49,211 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1947
- 1950s
- peak decade
Sheryel's 16 recorded births place it above 31.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sheryel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sheryel's full recorded timeline at 1952, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1947, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1954 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sheryel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1954
- Peak year (1954)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Sheryel by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (11 births, 69% of the file).
1950s was Sheryel's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Sheryel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sheryel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~7 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, 1947–1954 (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 Sheryel 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.