Sherrill

Last seen for girls in 1997 at #9,802 · Last seen for boys in 1991 at #8,236
Given to girls 78.4% of the time

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Peak · girls
1944 · 263 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
6,932
since 1915

Sherrill over time

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

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201953peak #448, 1944peak #688, 1936girlsboys
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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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1997#9,8028
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1994#8,12210
1993#10,5887
1992#13,3175
1991#5,94915#8,2365
1990#7,30311
1989#8,0379
1988#5,32115
1987#4,85716
1986#4,72416
1985#3,62123
1984#3,72621
1983#3,24225
1982#3,41824
1981#3,34025
1980#2,80032
1979#3,07827#6,0565
1978#3,19624
1977#2,83828#5,8455
1976#3,40720
1975#2,61229#3,24611
1974#2,39632#5,2275
1973#2,26734#3,22310
1972#1,69852#4,9865
1971#1,93744#2,97311
1970#1,50566#3,07110
1969#1,48063#3,0629
1968#1,25876#2,10915
1967#1,31669#2,03015
1966#1,29170#2,21613
1965#1,048100#2,08415
1964#955121#2,20514
1963#929129#1,83919
1962#900138#2,50411
1961#831160#1,68623
1960#789168#1,65824
1959#741188#1,75921
1958#737181#1,32134
1957#680211#1,58325
1956#633229#1,33533
1955#607232#1,39630
1954#647203#1,55924
1953#597219#1,40829
1952#658182#1,19538
1951#579218#1,21836
1950#540233#1,16838
1949#528244#1,14438
1948#488273#1,03746
1947#487284#1,01450
1946#492250#95249
1945#510206#92748
1944#448263#86154
1943#519207#77371
1942#522202#81263
1941#507186#80761
1940#486197#86253
1939#537153#82954
1938#586138#82556
1937#657107#84552
1936#567133#68874
1935#68495#80359
1934#94853#1,07737
1933#1,15837#1,02839
1932#1,87718#87453
1931#1,75020#95947
1930#3,0559#1,19035
1929#2,58712#1,23732
1928#4,1956#1,32330
1927#1,46826
1926#4,3066#1,78719
1925#3,11610#1,49325
1924#1,53225
1923#4,9675#1,81619
1922#1,69521
1921#1,90418
1920#2,60211
1919#1,97316
1918#1,64821
1917#1,69319
1916#4,4175#1,77117
1915#4,2745#2,31011
1914#1,86812
1913#2,2737
1912#1,26814
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First appearance
1915

The first year at least five girls were named Sherrill! It came in at #4,274, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1915–1924, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Sherrill is popular in 1953

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedMNIllinois: #482 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 6,745 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedWIMichigan: #445 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 5,928 girlsMINew York: #721 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 13,985 girlsNYMassachusetts: #458 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,651 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedSDIowa: #420 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,614 girlsIAIndiana: #439 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,875 girlsINOhio: #500 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 8,035 girlsOHPennsylvania: #566 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 10,066 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #589 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 7,308 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedUTColorado: #377 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,341 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedNEMissouri: #431 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,239 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedARTennessee: #479 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,303 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #580 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,550 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #443 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,116 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedHITexas: #493 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 4,617 girlsTXFlorida: #569 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,146 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Colorado#377 · 1 in 3,341
  2. Iowa#420 · 1 in 5,614
  3. Missouri#431 · 1 in 5,239
  4. Indiana#439 · 1 in 5,875
  5. Louisiana#443 · 1 in 4,116

Best ever in a state: #138 in Nebraska, 1944.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Colorado#37751 in 3,341
Iowa#42051 in 5,614
Missouri#43181 in 5,239
Indiana#43981 in 5,875
Louisiana#44391 in 4,116
Michigan#445141 in 5,928
Massachusetts#45851 in 9,651
Tennessee#47961 in 6,303
Illinois#482141 in 6,745
Texas#493241 in 4,617
Ohio#500121 in 8,035
Pennsylvania#566111 in 10,066
Florida#56951 in 7,146
North Carolina#58061 in 8,550
California#589191 in 7,308
New York#721111 in 13,985
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Sherrill
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 1997
  • Biggest jump: 264 spots in 1935 (#948#684)
  • Biggest drop: 93 spots in 1965 (#955#1,048)
Rise & fade · girls
29 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1915
  • Peaked 1944 at #448 (263 births)
  • Births halved by 1963, 19 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 31 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 31 yrs · run 1934–1964
Share of babies · girls
1 in 5,046
  • Highest: 1 in 5,046 girls born in 1944 were named Sherrill (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 217,589 girls born in 1997 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1940s
  • 33.4% of all girls named Sherrill (2,312) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1934
  • Mostly boys until 1933, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s10#4,274 (1915)#4,346
1920s39#2,587 (1929)#3,834
1930s763#537 (1939)#1,182
1940s2,312#448 (1944)#499
1950s2,096#540 (1950)#642
1960s1,094#789 (1960)#1,080
1970s356#1,505 (1970)#2,493
1980s206#2,800 (1980)#4,309
1990s56#5,949 (1991)#9,180

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.

Sherrill in 1953

girls
#597
219 births · 1 in 8,590 girls
boys
#1,408
29 births · 1 in 68,010 boys

Top girls' names in 1953

  1. #1Mary64,389
  2. #2Linda61,281
  3. #3Deborah52,199
  4. #4Patricia51,019
  5. #5Susan44,297
  6. #6Barbara38,473
  7. #7Debra36,856
  8. #8Nancy30,620
  9. #9Karen29,858
  10. #10Pamela25,760
  11. #597Sherrill219

Top boys' names in 1953

  1. #1Robert86,243
  2. #2James86,066
  3. #3Michael84,198
  4. #4John80,165
  5. #5David76,119
  6. #6William61,829
  7. #7Richard58,389
  8. #8Thomas47,008
  9. #9Charles38,421
  10. #10Gary36,967
  11. #1,408Sherrill29
More about 1953

girls

1,881,301 girls got a published name in 1953; 1 in 8,590 of them was named Sherrill, which outranked 90.8% of the 6,497 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sherrill
  1. #594Gaye222
  2. #594Lorie222
  3. #594Nanci222
  4. #597Sherrill219
  5. #597Jodi219
  6. #599Aileen218
  7. #599Cinda218
  8. #599Elisabeth218

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1952
Risers
  1. 2,253Enola#3,201#948
  2. 885Lu#1,368#483
  3. 749Joni#1,046#297
  4. 553Brooke#1,351#798
  5. 531Lorri#1,430#899
Fallers
  1. 274Roseanna#808#1,082
  2. 253Georgie#946#1,199
  3. 218Pandora#783#1,001
  4. 204Fonda#822#1,026
  5. 195Brinda#935#1,130

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

boys

1,972,299 boys got a published name in 1953; 1 in 68,010 of them was named Sherrill, which outranked 67.6% of the 4,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sherrill
  1. #1,378Verl30
  2. #1,378Vic30
  3. #1,378Woodie30
  4. #1,408Sherrill29
  5. #1,408Abner29
  6. #1,408Broderick29
  7. #1,408Christy29
  8. #1,427Alvie28
  9. #1,427Anastacio28
  10. #1,427Anselmo28

Tied with 18 names at #1,408; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1952
Risers
  1. 1,276Faron#2,251#975
  2. 694Shane#1,213#519
  3. 528Enrico#1,517#989
  4. 441Blaise#1,430#989
  5. 429Robbin#1,268#839
Fallers
  1. 427Durwood#981#1,408
  2. 392Jonnie#939#1,331
  3. 312Elvis#968#1,280
  4. 293Edsel#968#1,261
  5. 292Beverly#766#1,058

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

See the top 100 for 1953