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Sheryl

/ˈʃɛɹəl/ · 100% girls · 13 born in 2025

Sheryl has been given to about 79,026 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1957, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈʃɛɹəl/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 68,362
Median age today66 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sheryl per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1957 · 4,144
  • Born in 202513
  • All time79,026
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Sheryl?

Its best year was 1957, when 4,144 babies were given the name, ranking 112th. The typical living American called Sheryl is about 66 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Sheryl

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sherryl0.97
  2. Cheryl0.88
  3. Sherrill0.79
  4. Sherry0.74
  5. Beryl0.75
  6. Meryl0.75
  7. Sherlyn0.69
  8. Sherri0.67

Middle names for Sheryl

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

Sibling names for Sheryl

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Pennysister · 0.96
  2. Gwendolynsister · 0.90
  3. Dannybrother · 0.90
  4. Jaybrother · 0.89
  5. Chrisbrother · 0.89
  6. Ramonasister · 0.89

Where Sheryl is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Sheryl Anderson0.77
  2. Sheryl White0.72
  3. Sheryl Nguyen0.72
  4. Sheryl Moore0.72
  5. Sheryl Hill0.72
  6. Sheryl Hall0.72

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 Sheryl

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

Sheryl 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.