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Girl name

Sherl

99% girls · last recorded 1978

Sherl has been given to about 354 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1964, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 309
Median age today65 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sherl per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1964 · 29
  • Born in 20250
  • All time354

How popular is Sherl?

Its best year was 1964, when 29 babies were given the name, ranking 2298th. The typical living American called Sherl is about 65 years old today.

Names that sound like Sherl

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sheryl0.81
  2. Sherryl0.79
  3. Sherry0.72
  4. Sherrill0.70
  5. Sheri0.68
  6. Sherlyn0.69
  7. Sherri0.65
  8. Shelly0.61

Middle names for Sherl

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sherl Alice0.78
  2. Sherl Iris0.77
  3. Sherl Opal0.77
  4. Sherl Ivy0.77
  5. Sherl Noelle0.77
  6. Sherl Catherine0.74

Sibling names for Sherl

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Pennysister · 0.66
  2. Gwensister · 0.64
  3. Chrisbrother · 0.62
  4. Rockybrother · 0.61
  5. Robinsister · 0.60
  6. Markbrother · 0.59

Where Sherl is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Sherl Anderson0.73
    2. Sherl Allen0.73
    3. Sherl Adams0.73
    4. Sherl Evans0.70
    5. Sherl Edwards0.70
    6. Sherl Wilson0.69

    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 Sherl

    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.