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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201947peak #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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1991#5,94915#8,2365
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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
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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 1947

  • 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: #454 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,163 girlsWAIdaho: 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: #532 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 8,829 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedWIMichigan: #306 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 3,462 girlsMINew York: #642 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 12,535 girlsNYMassachusetts: #413 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,166 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedRIOregon: #250 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,916 girlsORNevada: 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: #404 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,371 girlsINOhio: #435 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 6,436 girlsOHPennsylvania: #579 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 11,368 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #446 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 4,704 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedUTColorado: #271 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,049 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedNEMissouri: #303 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,157 girlsMOKentucky: #452 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,049 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedWVVirginia: #469 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,208 girlsVAMaryland: 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: #354 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,688 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedARTennessee: #423 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,017 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #476 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,549 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #347 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,147 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #199 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,301 girlsDCOklahoma: #396 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,845 girlsOKLouisiana: #546 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,582 girlsLAMississippi: #408 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,144 girlsMSAlabama: #492 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,551 girlsALGeorgia: #451 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,461 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Sherrill, so not publishedHITexas: #763 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 10,190 girlsTXFlorida: #369 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,388 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#199 · 1 in 1,301
  2. Oregon#250 · 1 in 1,916
  3. Colorado#271 · 1 in 2,049
  4. Missouri#303 · 1 in 3,157
  5. Michigan#306 · 1 in 3,462

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#19991 in 1,301
Oregon#25081 in 1,916
Colorado#27171 in 2,049
Missouri#303131 in 3,157
Michigan#306211 in 3,462
South Carolina#34791 in 3,147
Kansas#35451 in 3,688
Florida#36981 in 3,388
Oklahoma#39661 in 3,845
Indiana#40481 in 5,371
Mississippi#40871 in 4,144
Massachusetts#41361 in 8,166
Tennessee#42381 in 5,017
Ohio#435141 in 6,436
California#446241 in 4,704
Georgia#45181 in 5,461
Kentucky#45261 in 6,049
Washington#45451 in 5,163
Virginia#46961 in 6,208
North Carolina#47681 in 6,549
Alabama#49261 in 6,551
Illinois#532101 in 8,829
Louisiana#54651 in 6,582
Pennsylvania#579101 in 11,368
New York#642121 in 12,535
Texas#76391 in 10,190
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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 1947

girls
#487
284 births · 1 in 6,242 girls
boys
#1,014
50 births · 1 in 36,592 boys

Top girls' names in 1947

  1. #1Linda99,692
  2. #2Mary71,690
  3. #3Patricia51,278
  4. #4Barbara48,800
  5. #5Sandra34,779
  6. #6Carol33,543
  7. #7Nancy32,445
  8. #8Susan31,952
  9. #9Sharon28,533
  10. #10Donna23,517
  11. #487Sherrill284

Top boys' names in 1947

  1. #1James94,767
  2. #2Robert91,655
  3. #3John88,324
  4. #4William67,002
  5. #5Richard58,532
  6. #6David57,810
  7. #7Michael50,506
  8. #8Thomas44,842
  9. #9Charles40,781
  10. #10Larry34,946
  11. #1,014Sherrill50
More about 1947

girls

1,772,766 girls got a published name in 1947; 1 in 6,242 of them was named Sherrill, which outranked 92.0% of the 6,104 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sherrill
  1. #484Mavis288
  2. #485Rhoda287
  3. #486Marylou286
  4. #487Sherrill284
  5. #488Addie283
  6. #489Sonia280
  7. #489Teri280
Biggest movers since 1946
Risers
  1. ↑ 417Michaele#1,276 → #859
  2. ↑ 385Carlotta#997 → #612
  3. ↑ 332Ricki#1,290 → #958
  4. ↑ 300Daria#1,220 → #920
  5. ↑ 290Ivy#1,087 → #797
Fallers
  1. ↓ 341Merlene#961 → #1,302
  2. ↓ 285Beatriz#985 → #1,270
  3. ↓ 276Ruthanne#874 → #1,150
  4. ↓ 253Estela#897 → #1,150
  5. ↓ 242Verla#885 → #1,127

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

boys

1,829,599 boys got a published name in 1947; 1 in 36,592 of them was named Sherrill, which outranked 76.2% of the 4,266 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sherrill
  1. #1,000Rupert51
  2. #1,000Scottie51
  3. #1,000Webster51
  4. #1,014Sherrill50
  5. #1,014Denton50
  6. #1,014Donal50
  7. #1,014Elwin50
  8. #1,029Arnoldo49
  9. #1,029Erich49
  10. #1,029Federico49

Tied with 14 names at #1,014; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1946
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,271Brock#2,271 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 586Shawn#1,509 → #923
  3. ↑ 500Jed#1,475 → #975
  4. ↑ 358Jody#935 → #577
  5. ↑ 355Deryl#1,355 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 497Hurley#952 → #1,449
  2. ↓ 393Prentice#878 → #1,271
  3. ↓ 362Darvin#935 → #1,297
  4. ↓ 310Lary#826 → #1,136
  5. ↓ 303Judith#856 → #1,159

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

See the top 100 for 1947 →