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Sherlyn

100% girls · 72 born in 2025

Sherlyn has been given to about 8,962 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2006, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 8,697
Median age today18 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sherlyn per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2006 · 895
  • Born in 202572
  • All time8,962

How popular is Sherlyn?

Its best year was 2006, when 895 babies were given the name, ranking 367th. The typical living American called Sherlyn is about 18 years old today. It is relatively most common in Georgia, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Sherlyn

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Merlyn0.79
  2. Sherry0.69
  3. Shelly0.69
  4. Sheryl0.69
  5. Sherryl0.69
  6. Eryn0.68
  7. Sevyn0.68
  8. Sharyn0.64

Middle names for Sherlyn

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

Sibling names for Sherlyn

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Janiyahsister · 0.96
  2. Yarelisister · 0.94
  3. Estrellasister · 0.94
  4. Brayanbrother · 0.93
  5. Campbelleither · 0.93
  6. Jamaribrother · 0.92

Where Sherlyn is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Georgia0.01%
  2. New Jersey0.01%
  3. Texas0.00%
  4. New York0.00%
  5. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Sherlyn Anderson0.77
  2. Sherlyn White0.72
  3. Sherlyn Moore0.72
  4. Sherlyn Hill0.72
  5. Sherlyn Hall0.72
  6. Sherlyn Brown0.72

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 Sherlyn

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

Sherlyn across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.