How Many People Are Named Sherell?
An estimated 1,331 people in the United States have the first name Sherell. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Sherell peaked in popularity in 1987 with 76 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sherell as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sherell paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,331
About 1 in 257,516 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1987
76 births
Total Registered
1,480
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sherell
Sherell is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,480 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Sherell as a male name
Ranked #3,873 in 1940
5 male births in 1940
Peak: 1940 (5 births)
Sherell as a female name
Ranked #16,678 in 2010
6 female births in 2010
Peak: 1987 (76 births)
Sherell: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sherell span from the 1940s to the 2010s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 501 babies were registered. Sherell has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sherell by Decade
How has Sherell tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sherell by State
Birth registrations for Sherell span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Louisiana, Florida. The lowest are in Maryland, District of Columbia, Texas. On average, about 29 Sherells were registered per state.
Sherell + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sherell as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sherell: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sherell?
We estimate approximately 1,331 people named Sherell are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 257,516 Americans share this first name.
Is Sherell a common name?
Sherell is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,480 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sherell most popular?
Sherell reached peak popularity in 1987, when 76 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sherell is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sherell a female name?
Sherell is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sherell Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sherell Smith, Sherell Johnson, Sherell Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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