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Girl name

Sherilyn

100% girls · last recorded 2024

Sherilyn has been given to about 3,930 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1946, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 3,462
Median age today61 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sherilyn per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1946 · 120
  • Born in 20250
  • All time3,930

How popular is Sherilyn?

Its best year was 1946, when 120 babies were given the name, ranking 747th. The typical living American called Sherilyn is about 61 years old today.

Names that sound like Sherilyn

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sherlyn0.83
  2. Jerilyn0.81
  3. Sheridan0.70
  4. Sherrill0.69
  5. Marilyn0.64
  6. Merlyn0.64
  7. Geralyn0.64
  8. Sheri0.62

Middle names for Sherilyn

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sherilyn Anne0.83
  2. Sherilyn Eve0.82
  3. Sherilyn Rose0.79
  4. Sherilyn Marie0.79
  5. Sherilyn Grace0.79
  6. Sherilyn Jane0.79

Sibling names for Sherilyn

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Margosister · 0.83
  2. Laurelsister · 0.82
  3. Gwensister · 0.81
  4. Rockybrother · 0.81
  5. Rudybrother · 0.79
  6. Jaybrother · 0.76

Where Sherilyn is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Sherilyn Reyes0.74
    2. Sherilyn Moore0.74
    3. Sherilyn Lee0.74
    4. Sherilyn Hall0.74
    5. Sherilyn Green0.74
    6. Sherilyn Brown0.74

    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 Sherilyn

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

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