How Many People Are Named Sheryll?
An estimated 1,057 people in the United States have the first name Sheryll. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 68 years old, and Sheryll peaked in popularity in 1955 with 101 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sheryll 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 Sheryll paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 68, Sheryll is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1968.
Estimated Living Americans
1,057
About 1 in 324,271 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
68
years old
Peak Year
1955
101 births
Total Registered
1,558
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sheryll
Sheryll is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,558 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sheryll as a female name
Ranked #11,087 in 1987
6 female births in 1987
Peak: 1955 (101 births)
Sheryll: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sheryll span from the 1930s to the 1980s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 670 babies were registered. Sheryll has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sheryll by Decade
How has Sheryll 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.
Sheryll by State
Birth registrations for Sheryll span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Michigan, Massachusetts. The lowest are in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Missouri. On average, about 29 Sherylls were registered per state.
Sheryll + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sheryll as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sheryll
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sheryll: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sheryll?
We estimate approximately 1,057 people named Sheryll 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 324,271 Americans share this first name.
Is Sheryll a common name?
Sheryll is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,558 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sheryll most popular?
Sheryll reached peak popularity in 1955, when 101 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sheryll is approximately 68 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sheryll a female name?
Sheryll is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sheryll Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sheryll Smith, Sheryll Johnson, Sheryll 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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