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Girl name

Sherel

100% girls · last recorded 1979

Sherel has been given to about 139 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1956, which makes it a midcentury name.

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Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 121
Median age today68 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sherel per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1956 · 13
  • Born in 20250
  • All time139

How popular is Sherel?

Its best year was 1956, when 13 babies were given the name, ranking 3471st. The typical living American called Sherel is about 68 years old today.

Names that sound like Sherel

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sheryl0.74
  2. Sheree0.72
  3. Sherryl0.72
  4. Sherrill0.70
  5. Shelley0.63
  6. Jewel0.62
  7. Shantel0.60
  8. Sherie0.60

Middle names for Sherel

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sherel Anne0.81
  2. Sherel Catherine0.78
  3. Sherel Josephine0.78
  4. Sherel Rose0.77
  5. Sherel Marie0.77
  6. Sherel Grace0.77

Sibling names for Sherel

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gwensister · 0.57
  2. Rockybrother · 0.57
  3. Brucebrother · 0.55
  4. Dannybrother · 0.55
  5. Margosister · 0.54
  6. Robinsister · 0.54

Where Sherel is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Sherel Anderson0.77
    2. Sherel White0.72
    3. Sherel Nguyen0.72
    4. Sherel Moore0.72
    5. Sherel Hill0.72
    6. Sherel Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Sherel

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.