Sheryl Girl
How popular is Sheryl?
#7,883 girl name in 2025
13 baby girls were named Sheryl in the US in 2025, making it the 7883rd most popular girl name.
65,951living people named Sheryl (est.)
66median age of people named Sheryl
79,026babies named Sheryl since 1880
1 in 255,026US babies born in 2025
Sheryl popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #7,883 for girls (▼ 2586 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 13 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-24% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #6,974 in 2015, #8,401 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1957 (4,133 girls) |
| Highest rank | #112 in 1957 |
| First recorded | 1921 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Sheryl is most popular
Babies named Sheryl per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 girls)
Sheryl by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 61 | #2,952 |
| 1930s | 527 | #549 |
| 1940s | 10,713 | #144 |
| 1950s | 30,384 | #112 |
| 1960s | 26,058 | #134 |
| 1970s | 7,356 | #214 |
| 1980s | 2,273 | #529 |
| 1990s | 749 | #1,343 |
| 2000s | 361 | #2,837 |
| 2010s | 243 | #4,493 |
| 2020s | 101 | #5,297 |
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Questions
- Is Sheryl a boy or girl name?
- Sheryl is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Sheryl were girls.
- How popular is the name Sheryl?
- 13 baby girls were named Sheryl in the US in 2025, making it the 7883rd most popular girl name.
- When was Sheryl most popular?
- Sheryl peaked in 1957, when 4,133 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #112 in 1957.
- How many people are named Sheryl?
- 79,026 babies have been named Sheryl in the US since 1880. We estimate about 65,951 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 66.
- Where is Sheryl most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Sheryl was most common in New York, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.