Sherril

Last seen for girls in 1986 at #9,545 · Last seen for boys in 1953 at #3,798
Given to girls 91.4% of the time

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Peak · girls
#1,055
1947 · 71 births
Debut · girls
1933
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
1,622
since 1933

Sherril over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201949peak #1,055, 1947peak #2,197, 1937girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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First appearance
1933

The first year at least five girls were named Sherril! It came in at #3,753, and was given to 6 baby girls.

Quietest stretch: 1974–1979, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Sherril is popular in 1949

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedMINew York: #793 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 17,738 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #968 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 18,870 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #453 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,794 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedHITexas: #958 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 15,788 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Sherril, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Louisiana#453 · 1 in 4,794
  2. New York#793 · 1 in 17,738
  3. Texas#958 · 1 in 15,788
  4. California#968 · 1 in 18,870

Best ever in a state: #354 in Kansas, 1947.

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See more about Sherril
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 1986
Rise & fade · girls
14 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1933
  • Peaked 1947 at #1,055 (71 births)
  • Births halved by 1965, 18 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 24,432
  • Highest: 1 in 24,432 girls born in 1953 were named Sherril (0.00%)
  • Latest: 1 in 285,925 girls born in 1986 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #1,055 in 1947, was only 1 in 24,969 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 38.4% of all girls named Sherril (623) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1934
  • Mostly boys until 1933, mostly girls since
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Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1930s112#1,475 (1938)#2,273
1940s434#1,055 (1947)#1,355
1950s623#1,103 (1953)#1,279
1960s373#1,481 (1961)#2,144
1970s49#3,577 (1970)#4,648
1980s31#6,319 (1980)#7,874

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Sherril in 1949

girls
#1,165
61 births · 1 in 28,047 girls
boys
#3,019
7 births · 1 in 253,420 boys

Top girls' names in 1949

  1. #1Linda91,015
  2. #2Mary66,874
  3. #3Patricia46,324
  4. #4Barbara42,600
  5. #5Susan37,709
  6. #6Sandra30,643
  7. #7Nancy29,249
  8. #8Carol26,780
  9. #9Kathleen26,357
  10. #10Sharon25,713
  11. #1,165Sherril61

Top boys' names in 1949

  1. #1James86,858
  2. #2Robert83,873
  3. #3John81,178
  4. #4William61,506
  5. #5Michael60,047
  6. #6David59,611
  7. #7Richard50,946
  8. #8Thomas45,192
  9. #9Charles40,052
  10. #10Larry31,819
  11. #3,019Sherril7
More about 1949

girls

1,710,877 girls got a published name in 1949; 1 in 28,047 of them was named Sherril, which outranked 80.8% of the 6,066 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sherril
  1. #1,154Rhona62
  2. #1,154Sharilyn62
  3. #1,154Shawn62
  4. #1,165Sherril61
  5. #1,165Brinda61
  6. #1,165Christi61
  7. #1,165Gussie61
  8. #1,174Carmel60
  9. #1,174Dominga60
  10. #1,174Gerri60

Tied with 8 names at #1,165; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1948
Risers
  1. ↑ 937Sharman#1,708 → #771
  2. ↑ 665Roseanna#1,422 → #757
  3. ↑ 483Shauna#1,173 → #690
  4. ↑ 293Jacalyn#1,116 → #823
  5. ↑ 267Sanjuana#1,185 → #918
Fallers
  1. ↓ 339Sandie#939 → #1,278
  2. ↓ 296Syble#955 → #1,251
  3. ↓ 272Shirleen#964 → #1,236
  4. ↓ 266Ginny#734 → #1,000
  5. ↓ 260Dina#861 → #1,121

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,773,939 boys got a published name in 1949; 1 in 253,420 of them was named Sherril, which outranked 28.2% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sherril
  1. #2,802Yancey8
  2. #2,802York8
  3. #2,802Zeno8
  4. #3,019Sherril7
  5. #3,019Abdullah7
  6. #3,019Abran7
  7. #3,019Addie7
  8. #3,298Abron6
  9. #3,298Acey6
  10. #3,298Adolpho6

Tied with 278 names at #3,019; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1948
Risers
  1. ↑ 538Lannie#1,107 → #569
  2. ↑ 411Lenwood#1,296 → #885
  3. ↑ 338Robby#1,296 → #958
  4. ↑ 326Ocie#1,323 → #997
  5. ↑ 319Denzil#1,127 → #808
Fallers
  1. ↓ 473Loyal#989 → #1,462
  2. ↓ 446Rich#963 → #1,409
  3. ↓ 395Brock#733 → #1,128
  4. ↓ 376Baron#972 → #1,348
  5. ↓ 333Murry#989 → #1,322

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1949 →