Sherrell
Sherrell is the name of:Carl Sherrell (1929–1990), American artist, illustrator, and author Sweet Charles Sherrell (1943–2023), American bassist Horace Sherrell (1886–1940), American college football and coach Sherell Ford, American basketballer
Meaning & Origin of Sherrell
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sherrell is the name of:Carl Sherrell (1929–1990), American artist, illustrator, and author Sweet Charles Sherrell (1943–2023), American bassist Horace Sherrell (1886–1940), American college football and coach Sherell Ford, American basketballer
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The Story of Sherrell
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Sherrell as a girl name dates back to 1934, when 9 babies received it. 1989 was its biggest year on record, with 86 newborns named Sherrell — #1,615 in the national rankings. About 24% of every Sherrell on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Sherrell last appeared in the published SSA data in 2017, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Sherrell on the record books as a boy name in 1914, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1947, when 20 Sherrells were born — ranking #1,696 that year. About 31% of every Sherrell on record arrived during the 1940s, its defining decade. Sherrell last appeared in the published SSA data in 1983, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 439 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Sherrell
Sherrell is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1934 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Sherrell's peak popularity came in 1989 when it ranked #1,615. Use the chart and map above to compare Sherrell'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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