Recorded 1938–1990 Girls' name Peak 1958 1,214 births

Sheryle — girls' name

1,214 babies named Sheryle in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s71940s3141950s5141960s2741970s881980s101990s7
1950s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Sheryle was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

64 babies were named Sheryle in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sheryle

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,214 babies named Sheryle between 1938 and 1990, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sheryle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 64 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sheryle performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 514 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Sheryle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 85 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Sheryle in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sheryle 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 1,214 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.

Sheryle at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

1,214

Since 1938

53 years of records

Peak year

1958

64 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1938

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 1990

Sheryle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1938

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1958)
64
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
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Sheryle by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
514 births that decade — 42% of Sheryle's all-time total
1930s71940s3141950s5141960s2741970s881980s101990s7

Sheryle by state

Where Sheryle concentrates geographically — total births since 1938

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sheryle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
85 7.0%
#2 Texas
22 1.8%
#3 Ohio
13 1.1%
#4 New York
12 1.0%
#5 Michigan
10 0.8%
#6 Indiana
6 0.5%
#7 Pennsylvania
6 0.5%
#8 Massachusetts
5 0.4%
California share of Sheryle's total US births 7.0%
Even split

85 of 1,214 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Sheryle appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sheryle?
1,214 babies have been named Sheryle since 1938. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1958 with 64 births.
When was Sheryle most popular?
Sheryle was most popular in the 1950s decade with 514 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
Where is Sheryle most popular?
The top states for the name Sheryle are California (85 births), Texas (22 births), Ohio (13 births).
How long has the name Sheryle been used?
Sheryle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1938, spanning 53 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Sheryle?
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.

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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, 1938–1990 (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.