Girls' name · since 1939
Sheryn
Sheryn has 341 recorded births since 1939 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1947 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,867 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 341
- born since 1939
- 1940s
- peak decade
Sheryn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 341 recorded since 1939.
Sheryn has 341 recorded births among girls since 1939, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 1973.
- #14,867 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 341 born since 1939
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheryn ranks #14,867 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 341 born since 1939, peaking in the 1940s.
- #14,867 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 341
- born since 1939
- 1940s
- peak decade
Sheryn's 341 recorded births place it above 79.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Sheryn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sheryn splits its recorded history at 1954: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1943 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1947 peak of 49 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sheryn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1973
- Peak year (1947)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Sheryn by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (167 births, 49% of the file).
1940s was Sheryn's strongest decade.
167 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Sheryn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s
1940s
167 births
- 1950s
1950s
90 births
- 1960s 61
1960s
61 births
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 167 births (49% of all-time use).
Sheryn by state
Where Sheryn concentrates geographically, total births since 1939
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 22 | 6.5% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 7 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 6 | 1.8% |
22 of 341 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Sheryn's data
- Sheryn's decade-level peak was the 1940s (167 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sheryns (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sheryn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1939–1973 (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 Sheryn 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.