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Sherrill

/ˈʃɛɹɪl/ · 78% girls, 22% boys · last recorded 1997

Sherrill has been given to about 8,847 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1947, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈʃɛɹɪl/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 6,460
Median age today74 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sherrill per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1947 · 334
  • Born in 20250
  • All time8,847

How popular is Sherrill?

Its best year was 1947, when 334 babies were given the name, ranking 487th. The typical living American called Sherrill is about 74 years old today.

Names that sound like Sherrill

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sheryl0.79
  2. Sherryl0.81
  3. Sherri0.76
  4. Merrill0.77
  5. Terrill0.77
  6. Sheri0.73
  7. Sherrie0.71
  8. Sherry0.66

Middle names for Sherrill

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

Sibling names for Sherrill

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Margosister · 0.84
  2. Ruthiesister · 0.84
  3. Gwensister · 0.83
  4. Tommybrother · 0.80
  5. Waynebrother · 0.77
  6. Frankieeither · 0.77

Where Sherrill is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

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

    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.