Sherley
Sherley is a surname and given name. Notable people with the surname and given name include:
Meaning & Origin of Sherley
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sherley is a surname and given name. Notable people with the surname and given name include:
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The Story of Sherley
As a girl name
Sherley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1910, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1947, when 30 Sherleys were born — ranking #1,752 that year. As of 2026, Sherley ranks #12,180 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Sherleys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Sherley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1915, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1936, when 17 Sherleys were born — ranking #1,639 that year. As of 2026, Sherley ranks #3,690 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 264 Sherleys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Sherley
Sherley is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1910 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Sherley's peak popularity came in 1947 when it ranked #1,752. Use the chart and map above to compare Sherley's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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