Girls' name · since 1958
Sheryln
Since 1958, U.S. Social Security records show 11 babies named Sheryln, peaking in 1960. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #54,142 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1958
- 1960s
- peak decade
Sheryln sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 11 recorded since 1958.
Sheryln has 11 recorded births among girls since 1958, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 1960.
- #54,142 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 11 born since 1958
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheryln ranks #54,142 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1958, peaking in the 1960s.
- #54,142 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1958
- 1960s
- peak decade
Sheryln's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sheryln's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sheryln's SSA record in two at 1960 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1958, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1960 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sheryln popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1960
- Peak year (1960)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Sheryln by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).
1960s was Sheryln's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Sheryln births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sheryln: 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 (~2 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, 1958–1960 (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 Sheryln 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.