Sherril
The Story of Sherril
As a girl name
Sherril first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1933, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1953: 77 births, good for #1,103 nationwide. About 38% of every Sherril on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. Sherril last appeared in the published SSA data in 1986, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Sherril as a boy name dates back to 1925, when 6 babies received it. 1937 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Sherril — #2,198 in the national rankings. About 41% of every Sherril on record arrived during the 1930s, its defining decade. Sherril last appeared in the published SSA data in 1953, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 153 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Sherril
Sherril is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1933 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Sherril's peak popularity came in 1953 when it ranked #1,103. Use the chart and map above to compare Sherril'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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