How Many People Are Named Sherlyn?
An estimated 8,386 people in the United States have the first name Sherlyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Sherlyn peaked in popularity in 2006 with 895 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sherlyn 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 Sherlyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
8,386
About 1 in 40,872 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2006
895 births
Total Registered
8,888
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sherlyn
Sherlyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 8,888 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Sherlyn as a male name
Ranked #9,435 in 2006
8 male births in 2006
Peak: 2006 (8 births)
Sherlyn as a female name
Ranked #1,990 in 2024
99 female births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (887 births)
Sherlyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sherlyn span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 3,678 babies were registered. Sherlyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sherlyn by Decade
How has Sherlyn 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.
Sherlyn by State
Birth registrations for Sherlyn span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in New Mexico, Nebraska, Kansas. On average, about 180 Sherlyns were registered per state.
Sherlyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sherlyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sherlyn
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Sherlyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sherlyn?
We estimate approximately 8,386 people named Sherlyn 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 40,872 Americans share this first name.
Is Sherlyn a common name?
Sherlyn is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,888 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sherlyn most popular?
Sherlyn reached peak popularity in 2006, when 895 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sherlyn is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sherlyn a female name?
Sherlyn is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sherlyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sherlyn Smith, Sherlyn Johnson, Sherlyn 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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