Is Sherlyn a boy or girl name?
Sherlyn is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 99 girls and 0 boys were named Sherlyn, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 8,888 US babies named Sherlyn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,990
- Babies named Sherlyn since 1936
- 8,888
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 895 babies
Boys and girls named Sherlyn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 19 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 313 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 506 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 393 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 187 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 119 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 104 | 100% |
| 2000s | 8 | 3,670 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,918 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 651 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,990 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,704 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,501 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,636 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 158 | #1,385 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 159 | #1,413 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,495 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 216 | #1,151 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 227 | #1,117 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 222 | #1,143 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 305 | #892 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 423 | #675 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 445 | #641 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 302 | #867 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 472 | #624 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 556 | #547 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 465 | #659 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 476 | #628 |
| 2006 | 8 | #9,435 | 887 | #367 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 377 | #725 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 487 | #580 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 261 | #913 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,097 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,691 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,128 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,216 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 13 | #7,470 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,694 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,452 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 11 | #8,059 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,797 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,446 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,904 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,239 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,481 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 10 | #7,603 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,903 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,930 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,469 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,931 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,068 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,482 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,838 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,706 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,390 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,169 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,162 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,541 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,102 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,670 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,903 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,386 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,048 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,347 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,345 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,879 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,035 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,979 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,558 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,862 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,751 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,823 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,802 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,976 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,668 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,788 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,608 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,431 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,380 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,391 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,487 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,452 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,212 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,122 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,233 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,219 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,251 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,106 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,737 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,572 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,772 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,644 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,214 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,816 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,117 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,914 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,775 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sherlyn reached #9,435 in 2006. As a girl name, it reached #367 in 2006. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Sherlyn
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.