How Many People Are Named Sheryle?
An estimated 838 people in the United States have the first name Sheryle. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 68 years old, and Sheryle peaked in popularity in 1958 with 64 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sheryle 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 Sheryle paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 68, Sheryle is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1968.
Estimated Living Americans
838
About 1 in 409,015 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
68
years old
Peak Year
1958
64 births
Total Registered
1,214
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sheryle
Sheryle is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,214 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sheryle as a female name
Ranked #11,221 in 1990
7 female births in 1990
Peak: 1958 (64 births)
Sheryle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sheryle span from the 1930s to the 1990s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 514 babies were registered. Sheryle has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sheryle by Decade
How has Sheryle 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.
Sheryle by State
Birth registrations for Sheryle span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Washington, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania. On average, about 18 Sheryles were registered per state.
Sheryle + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sheryle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sheryle
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sheryle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sheryle?
We estimate approximately 838 people named Sheryle 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 409,015 Americans share this first name.
Is Sheryle a common name?
Sheryle is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,214 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sheryle most popular?
Sheryle reached peak popularity in 1958, when 64 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sheryle is approximately 68 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sheryle a female name?
Sheryle is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sheryle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sheryle Smith, Sheryle Johnson, Sheryle 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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