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Girl name

Sherryl

100% girls · last recorded 1995

Sherryl has been given to about 4,109 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1946, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 3,402
Median age today70 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sherryl per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1946 · 209
  • Born in 20250
  • All time4,109

How popular is Sherryl?

Its best year was 1946, when 209 babies were given the name, ranking 555th. The typical living American called Sherryl is about 70 years old today.

Names that sound like Sherryl

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sheryl0.97
  2. Cheryl0.85
  3. Sherrill0.81
  4. Sherry0.78
  5. Beryl0.73
  6. Meryl0.73
  7. Sherri0.68
  8. Sherlyn0.69

Middle names for Sherryl

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sherryl Anne0.81
  2. Sherryl Catherine0.78
  3. Sherryl Josephine0.78
  4. Sherryl Rose0.77
  5. Sherryl Marie0.77
  6. Sherryl Grace0.77

Sibling names for Sherryl

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Margosister · 0.81
  2. Gwensister · 0.79
  3. Gwendolynsister · 0.76
  4. Dannybrother · 0.74
  5. Brucebrother · 0.74
  6. Rockybrother · 0.72

Where Sherryl is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Sherryl Anderson0.77
    2. Sherryl White0.72
    3. Sherryl Nguyen0.72
    4. Sherryl Moore0.72
    5. Sherryl Hill0.72
    6. Sherryl Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Sherryl

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.