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 1938
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Washington#236 · 1 in 1,825
- Indiana#336 · 1 in 3,723
- Illinois#339 · 1 in 3,451
- Minnesota#346 · 1 in 4,200
- South Carolina#366 · 1 in 3,416
Best ever in a state: #138 in Nebraska, 1944.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | #236 | 6 | 1 in 1,825 |
| Indiana | #336 | 7 | 1 in 3,723 |
| Illinois | #339 | 16 | 1 in 3,451 |
| Minnesota | #346 | 5 | 1 in 4,200 |
| South Carolina | #366 | 6 | 1 in 3,416 |
| Michigan | #388 | 8 | 1 in 5,285 |
| Missouri | #438 | 5 | 1 in 5,366 |
| California | #456 | 9 | 1 in 4,947 |
| Ohio | #490 | 6 | 1 in 8,512 |
| New York | #636 | 6 | 1 in 14,259 |
| Texas | #797 | 6 | 1 in 9,618 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 1938
Top girls' names in 1938
Top boys' names in 1938
More about 1938
girls
1,103,456 girls got a published name in 1938; 1 in 7,996 of them was named Sherrill, which outranked 88.3% of the 4,995 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #580Leota140
- #584Dottie139
- #584Ester139
- #586Sherrill138
- #586Delphine138
- #586Ginger138
- #586Margot138
- #591Dorene137
- #591Jeanie137
- #593Hester136
Tied with 4 names at #586; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,109,147 boys got a published name in 1938; 1 in 19,806 of them was named Sherrill, which outranked 79.6% of the 4,035 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).