Sherrill
The Story of Sherrill
As a girl name
Sherrill first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1915, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1947, when 284 Sherrills were born — ranking #487 that year. As of 2026, Sherrill ranks #9,802 for girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 7K Sherrills have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Sherrill first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1912, with 14 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1936, when 74 Sherrills were born — ranking #688 that year. As of 2026, Sherrill ranks #8,237 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Sherrills 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 Sherrill
Sherrill is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Sherrill's peak popularity came in 1947 when it ranked #487. Use the chart and map above to compare Sherrill'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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