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Girl name

Sherrilyn

100% girls · last recorded 2006

Sherrilyn has been given to about 691 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1962, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 587
Median age today65 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sherrilyn per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1962 · 37
  • Born in 20250
  • All time691

How popular is Sherrilyn?

Its best year was 1962, when 37 babies were given the name, ranking 1913th. The typical living American called Sherrilyn is about 65 years old today.

Names that sound like Sherrilyn

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sherlyn0.81
  2. Jerilyn0.80
  3. Sherrill0.72
  4. Sheridan0.69
  5. Marilyn0.63
  6. Sherri0.63
  7. Merlyn0.63
  8. Geralyn0.63

Middle names for Sherrilyn

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

Sibling names for Sherrilyn

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gwensister · 0.70
  2. Margosister · 0.70
  3. Pennysister · 0.69
  4. Rockybrother · 0.64
  5. Dannybrother · 0.64
  6. Tommybrother · 0.63

Where Sherrilyn is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

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

    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.