Sherlyn

Where Sherlyn comes from

20th-century coinage from Sheryl / Sheri + Lyn.
— Wiktionary's entry for Sherlyn
Along the way
  1. 1936
    First appearance
    #4,181 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1985
    Sherlyn born
    Mexican actress
  3. 2006
    Peak, #367
    887 babies named Sherlyn — more than any year before or since.
  4. 2011
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #866.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name originating as a coinage.
Namesakes
  • Sherlyn · Mexican actress, born 1985

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.