Recorded 1955–1975 Girls' name Peak 1968 26 births

Sherylyn — girls' name

26 babies named Sherylyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s151960s61970s5

The verdict

26 girls have been named Sherylyn since 1955, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1975.

26
total births
1955–1975
years on record
1950s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Sherylyn was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

6 babies were named Sherylyn in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sherylyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Sherylyn between 1955 and 1975, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherylyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1975. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherylyn performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sherylyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherylyn 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 26 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.

Sherylyn at a glance

Last recorded 1975

Total births

26

Since 1955

21 years of records

Peak year

1968

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1975

Active since

1955

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1975

Sherylyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1955

Last recorded 1975
Peak year (1968)
6
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4.555.566.5 19751968195819561955 5

Sherylyn by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
15 births that decade — 58% of Sherylyn's all-time total
1950s151960s61970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherylyn?
26 babies have been named Sherylyn since 1955. It was last recorded in 1975. The peak year was 1968 with 6 births.
When was Sherylyn most popular?
Sherylyn was most popular in the 1950s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
How long has the name Sherylyn been used?
Sherylyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 21 years of data through 1975.
What names are similar to Sherylyn?
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, 1955–1975 (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.