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
- Peak · girls
- 1944 · 263 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 6,932since 1915
Sherrill over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1997 | #9,802 | 8 | — | |
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| 1994 | #8,122 | 10 | — | |
| 1993 | #10,588 | 7 | — | |
| 1992 | #13,317 | 5 | — | |
| 1991 | #5,949 | 15 | #8,236 | 5 |
| 1990 | #7,303 | 11 | — | |
| 1989 | #8,037 | 9 | — | |
| 1988 | #5,321 | 15 | — | |
| 1987 | #4,857 | 16 | — | |
| 1986 | #4,724 | 16 | — | |
| 1985 | #3,621 | 23 | — | |
| 1984 | #3,726 | 21 | — | |
| 1983 | #3,242 | 25 | — | |
| 1982 | #3,418 | 24 | — | |
| 1981 | #3,340 | 25 | — | |
| 1980 | #2,800 | 32 | — | |
| 1979 | #3,078 | 27 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1978 | #3,196 | 24 | — | |
| 1977 | #2,838 | 28 | #5,845 | 5 |
| 1976 | #3,407 | 20 | — | |
| 1975 | #2,612 | 29 | #3,246 | 11 |
| 1974 | #2,396 | 32 | #5,227 | 5 |
| 1973 | #2,267 | 34 | #3,223 | 10 |
| 1972 | #1,698 | 52 | #4,986 | 5 |
| 1971 | #1,937 | 44 | #2,973 | 11 |
| 1970 | #1,505 | 66 | #3,071 | 10 |
| 1969 | #1,480 | 63 | #3,062 | 9 |
| 1968 | #1,258 | 76 | #2,109 | 15 |
| 1967 | #1,316 | 69 | #2,030 | 15 |
| 1966 | #1,291 | 70 | #2,216 | 13 |
| 1965 | #1,048 | 100 | #2,084 | 15 |
| 1964 | #955 | 121 | #2,205 | 14 |
| 1963 | #929 | 129 | #1,839 | 19 |
| 1962 | #900 | 138 | #2,504 | 11 |
| 1961 | #831 | 160 | #1,686 | 23 |
| 1960 | #789 | 168 | #1,658 | 24 |
| 1959 | #741 | 188 | #1,759 | 21 |
| 1958 | #737 | 181 | #1,321 | 34 |
| 1957 | #680 | 211 | #1,583 | 25 |
| 1956 | #633 | 229 | #1,335 | 33 |
| 1955 | #607 | 232 | #1,396 | 30 |
| 1954 | #647 | 203 | #1,559 | 24 |
| 1953 | #597 | 219 | #1,408 | 29 |
| 1952 | #658 | 182 | #1,195 | 38 |
| 1951 | #579 | 218 | #1,218 | 36 |
| 1950 | #540 | 233 | #1,168 | 38 |
| 1949 | #528 | 244 | #1,144 | 38 |
| 1948 | #488 | 273 | #1,037 | 46 |
| 1947 | #487 | 284 | #1,014 | 50 |
| 1946 | #492 | 250 | #952 | 49 |
| 1945 | #510 | 206 | #927 | 48 |
| 1944 | #448 | 263 | #861 | 54 |
| 1943 | #519 | 207 | #773 | 71 |
| 1942 | #522 | 202 | #812 | 63 |
| 1941 | #507 | 186 | #807 | 61 |
| 1940 | #486 | 197 | #862 | 53 |
| 1939 | #537 | 153 | #829 | 54 |
| 1938 | #586 | 138 | #825 | 56 |
| 1937 | #657 | 107 | #845 | 52 |
| 1936 | #567 | 133 | #688 | 74 |
| 1935 | #684 | 95 | #803 | 59 |
| 1934 | #948 | 53 | #1,077 | 37 |
| 1933 | #1,158 | 37 | #1,028 | 39 |
| 1932 | #1,877 | 18 | #874 | 53 |
| 1931 | #1,750 | 20 | #959 | 47 |
| 1930 | #3,055 | 9 | #1,190 | 35 |
| 1929 | #2,587 | 12 | #1,237 | 32 |
| 1928 | #4,195 | 6 | #1,323 | 30 |
| 1927 | — | #1,468 | 26 | |
| 1926 | #4,306 | 6 | #1,787 | 19 |
| 1925 | #3,116 | 10 | #1,493 | 25 |
| 1924 | — | #1,532 | 25 | |
| 1923 | #4,967 | 5 | #1,816 | 19 |
| 1922 | — | #1,695 | 21 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,904 | 18 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,602 | 11 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,973 | 16 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,648 | 21 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,693 | 19 | |
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 | #1,771 | 17 |
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | #2,310 | 11 |
| 1914 | — | #1,868 | 12 | |
| 1913 | — | #2,273 | 7 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,268 | 14 | |
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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 1958
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Iowa#352 · 1 in 3,438
- Arkansas#389 · 1 in 2,987
- South Carolina#428 · 1 in 3,835
- Washington#477 · 1 in 4,745
- California#534 · 1 in 5,433
Best ever in a state: #138 in Nebraska, 1944.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | #352 | 8 | 1 in 3,438 |
| Arkansas | #389 | 6 | 1 in 2,987 |
| South Carolina | #428 | 7 | 1 in 3,835 |
| Washington | #477 | 6 | 1 in 4,745 |
| California | #534 | 30 | 1 in 5,433 |
| Indiana | #547 | 7 | 1 in 7,205 |
| North Carolina | #551 | 7 | 1 in 7,030 |
| Texas | #623 | 18 | 1 in 6,237 |
| New Jersey | #644 | 5 | 1 in 11,493 |
| Michigan | #714 | 7 | 1 in 13,137 |
| Illinois | #747 | 9 | 1 in 11,804 |
| Ohio | #850 | 6 | 1 in 17,807 |
| New York | #946 | 9 | 1 in 18,847 |
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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
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1997
- Biggest jump: 264 spots in 1935 (#948 → #684)
- Biggest drop: 93 spots in 1965 (#955 → #1,048)
- Debuted 1915
- Peaked 1944 at #448 (263 births)
- Births halved by 1963, 19 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 31 yrs · run 1934–1964
- 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%)
- 33.4% of all girls named Sherrill (2,312) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1933, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 10 | #4,274 (1915) | #4,346 |
| 1920s | 39 | #2,587 (1929) | #3,834 |
| 1930s | 763 | #537 (1939) | #1,182 |
| 1940s | 2,312 | #448 (1944) | #499 |
| 1950s | 2,096 | #540 (1950) | #642 |
| 1960s | 1,094 | #789 (1960) | #1,080 |
| 1970s | 356 | #1,505 (1970) | #2,493 |
| 1980s | 206 | #2,800 (1980) | #4,309 |
| 1990s | 56 | #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 1958
Top girls' names in 1958
Top boys' names in 1958
More about 1958
girls
2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 11,114 of them was named Sherrill, which outranked 89.5% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
2,122,409 boys got a published name in 1958; 1 in 62,424 of them was named Sherrill, which outranked 70.7% of the 4,502 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,305Roderic35
- #1,305Teresa35
- #1,305Theo35
- #1,321Sherrill34
- #1,321Burke34
- #1,321Cardell34
- #1,321Early34
- #1,345Arlyn33
- #1,345Arvin33
- #1,345Beverly33
Tied with 23 names at #1,321; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.