Girls' name · since 1955
Sherylann
Sherylann has 72 recorded births since 1955 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,860 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 72
- born since 1955
- 1960s
- peak decade
Sherylann sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 72 recorded since 1955.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherylann has been recorded 72 times among girls since 1955, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 1985.
- #30,860 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 72 born since 1955
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherylann ranks #30,860 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 72 born since 1955, peaking in the 1960s.
- #30,860 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 72
- born since 1955
- 1960s
- peak decade
Sherylann's 72 recorded births place it above 57.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sherylann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sherylann's SSA record in two at 1964 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1955, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1971 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sherylann popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1985
- Peak year (1971)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1985.
72 total births across 31 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1971 with 9 births in a single year.
Sherylann by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (32 births, 44% of the file).
1960s was Sherylann's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Sherylann births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
26 births
- 1960s
1960s
32 births
- 1970s 9
1970s
9 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 32 births (44% of all-time use).
Sherylann decade highlights
- Peak decade 32 births
- Runner-up 26 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Sherylann's data
- Sherylann's decade-level peak was the 1960s (32 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 Sherylann: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1955–1985 (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 Sherylann 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.
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