Recorded 1939–1973 Girls' name Peak 1947 341 births

Sheryn — girls' name

341 babies named Sheryn in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s61940s1671950s901960s611970s17
1940s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Sheryn was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

49 babies were named Sheryn in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sheryn

The Social Security Administration has registered 341 babies named Sheryn between 1939 and 1973, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sheryn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 49 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sheryn performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 167 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sheryn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Sheryn in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sheryn 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 341 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.

Sheryn at a glance

Last recorded 1973

Total births

341

Since 1939

35 years of records

Peak year

1947

49 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1973

Active since

1939

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1973

Sheryn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1939

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1947)
49
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
0102030405060 19731966196019541950194619421939 6

Sheryn by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
167 births that decade — 49% of Sheryn's all-time total
1930s61940s1671950s901960s611970s17

Sheryn by state

Where Sheryn concentrates geographically — total births since 1939

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Sheryn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
22 6.5%
#2 Pennsylvania
7 2.1%
#3 Texas
6 1.8%
California share of Sheryn's total US births 6.5%
Even split

22 of 341 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sheryn?
341 babies have been named Sheryn since 1939. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1947 with 49 births.
When was Sheryn most popular?
Sheryn was most popular in the 1940s decade with 167 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
Where is Sheryn most popular?
The top states for the name Sheryn are California (22 births), Pennsylvania (7 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Sheryn been used?
Sheryn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1939, spanning 35 years of data through 1973.
What names are similar to Sheryn?
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, 1939–1973 (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.