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Girl name

Sheril

99% girls · last recorded 1994

Sheril has been given to about 709 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1964, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 614
Median age today65 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sheril per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1964 · 47
  • Born in 20250
  • All time709

How popular is Sheril?

Its best year was 1964, when 47 babies were given the name, ranking 1702nd. The typical living American called Sheril is about 65 years old today.

Names that sound like Sheril

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sherrill0.89
  2. Sheryl0.83
  3. Sherryl0.81
  4. Sheri0.78
  5. Sherri0.74
  6. Sherie0.72
  7. Sherrie0.70
  8. Sherry0.67

Middle names for Sheril

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sheril Anne0.81
  2. Sheril Eve0.80
  3. Sheril Elizabeth0.78
  4. Sheril Catherine0.78
  5. Sheril Josephine0.78
  6. Sheril Rose0.77

Sibling names for Sheril

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Pennysister · 0.71
  2. Gwensister · 0.70
  3. Rockybrother · 0.66
  4. Chrisbrother · 0.66
  5. Margosister · 0.65
  6. Jaybrother · 0.63

Where Sheril is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Sheril Anderson0.77
    2. Sheril Reyes0.72
    3. Sheril Nguyen0.72
    4. Sheril Moore0.72
    5. Sheril Hall0.72
    6. Sheril Green0.72

    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 Sheril

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    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.