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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201961peak #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 1961

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedWIMichigan: #808 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 14,479 girlsMINew York: #1,201 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 27,995 girlsNYMassachusetts: #518 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 9,004 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: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedIAIndiana: #656 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,981 girlsINOhio: #827 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 14,892 girlsOHPennsylvania: #930 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 22,210 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #679 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 7,614 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedNEMissouri: #566 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,383 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: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #623 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,129 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #470 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,170 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedMSAlabama: #503 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,908 girlsALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedHITexas: #804 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 9,313 girlsTXFlorida: #688 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,344 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oklahoma#470 · 1 in 4,170
  2. Alabama#503 · 1 in 4,908
  3. Massachusetts#518 · 1 in 9,004
  4. Missouri#566 · 1 in 7,383
  5. North Carolina#623 · 1 in 8,129

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oklahoma#47051 in 4,170
Alabama#50371 in 4,908
Massachusetts#51861 in 9,004
Missouri#56661 in 7,383
North Carolina#62361 in 8,129
Indiana#65651 in 9,981
California#679231 in 7,614
Florida#68861 in 8,344
Texas#804121 in 9,313
Michigan#80861 in 14,479
Ohio#82771 in 14,892
Pennsylvania#93051 in 22,210
New York#1,20161 in 27,995
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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 1961

girls
#831
160 births · 1 in 12,616 girls
boys
#1,686
23 births · 1 in 92,356 boys

Top girls' names in 1961

  1. #1Mary47,682
  2. #2Lisa42,720
  3. #3Susan37,532
  4. #4Linda35,597
  5. #5Karen34,707
  6. #6Patricia28,889
  7. #7Donna28,679
  8. #8Cynthia24,393
  9. #9Sandra24,153
  10. #10Deborah24,107
  11. #831Sherrill160

Top boys' names in 1961

  1. #1Michael86,974
  2. #2David84,810
  3. #3John79,983
  4. #4James75,969
  5. #5Robert72,977
  6. #6Mark57,796
  7. #7William48,045
  8. #8Richard41,142
  9. #9Thomas37,565
  10. #10Steven32,275
  11. #1,686Sherrill23
More about 1961

girls

2,018,495 girls got a published name in 1961; 1 in 12,616 of them was named Sherrill, which outranked 89.0% of the 7,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sherrill
  1. #828Cassie161
  2. #828Jeana161
  3. #828Martina161
  4. #831Sherrill160
  5. #831Carey160
  6. #831Madelyn160
  7. #831Suzie160
  8. #835Alana159
  9. #835Donita159
  10. #835Mark159

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

Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
  1. 997Corinna#1,811#814
  2. 789Sabra#1,637#848
  3. 745Velvet#1,286#541
  4. 601Johnna#1,043#442
  5. 600Damita#1,597#997
Fallers
  1. 317Sheena#980#1,297
  2. 253Lita#909#1,162
  3. 241Jannette#970#1,211
  4. 229Francisca#939#1,168
  5. 214Andra#822#1,036

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

boys

2,124,195 boys got a published name in 1961; 1 in 92,356 of them was named Sherrill, which outranked 63.8% of the 4,657 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sherrill
  1. #1,635Urban24
  2. #1,635Vincenzo24
  3. #1,635Zoltan24
  4. #1,686Sherrill23
  5. #1,686Acie23
  6. #1,686Alain23
  7. #1,686Annette23
  8. #1,731Alonso22
  9. #1,731Alvino22
  10. #1,731Anders22

Tied with 44 names at #1,686; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
  1. 3,171Parrish#4,038#867
  2. 589Brook#1,252#663
  3. 467Osvaldo#1,434#967
  4. 426Shayne#1,152#726
  5. 367Pernell#1,295#928
Fallers
  1. 425Wayde#672#1,097
  2. 380Yancy#923#1,303
  3. 301Jonas#905#1,206
  4. 264Tobin#833#1,097
  5. 253Keenan#748#1,001

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

See the top 100 for 1961