Is Sherrell a boy or girl name?
Sherrell was mostly a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 86.4% of the 3,221 US babies named Sherrell were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Sherrell since 1914
- 3,221
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 86 babies
Boys and girls named Sherrell, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 21 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 33 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 127 | 72 | 36.2% |
| 1940s | 138 | 272 | 66.3% |
| 1950s | 62 | 376 | 85.8% |
| 1960s | 12 | 424 | 97.2% |
| 1970s | 35 | 499 | 93.4% |
| 1980s | 11 | 660 | 98.4% |
| 1990s | 0 | 388 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 68 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 23 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,893 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,881 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 6 | #16,557 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 5 | #19,427 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 6 | #17,191 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 11 | #10,506 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,806 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,398 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,627 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,125 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,896 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,071 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,623 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,720 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,798 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,720 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,415 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,295 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,819 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,727 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,157 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,889 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,626 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,966 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,644 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,536 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,677 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,500 |
| 1983 | 5 | #7,178 | 51 | #2,018 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,818 |
| 1981 | 6 | #6,139 | 59 | #1,863 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,429 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,933 | 49 | #2,080 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,184 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,735 | 35 | #2,505 |
| 1976 | 5 | #6,362 | 46 | #1,962 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,870 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,571 | 55 | #1,683 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,435 | 54 | #1,683 |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,633 | 61 | #1,538 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,751 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,699 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,723 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,970 |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,502 | 33 | #2,071 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,186 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,653 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,658 |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,546 | 46 | #1,709 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,881 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,463 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,977 |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,564 | 38 | #1,817 |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,240 | 34 | #1,900 |
| 1957 | 8 | #3,218 | 39 | #1,745 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,830 |
| 1955 | 7 | #3,468 | 53 | #1,381 |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,918 | 38 | #1,669 |
| 1953 | 9 | #2,879 | 35 | #1,697 |
| 1952 | 5 | #4,192 | 30 | #1,855 |
| 1951 | 9 | #2,826 | 37 | #1,578 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,548 |
| 1949 | 8 | #2,988 | 38 | #1,505 |
| 1948 | 17 | #1,875 | 37 | #1,547 |
| 1947 | 20 | #1,728 | 41 | #1,484 |
| 1946 | 18 | #1,748 | 27 | #1,764 |
| 1945 | 8 | #2,723 | 20 | #1,936 |
| 1944 | 14 | #1,971 | 37 | #1,334 |
| 1943 | 8 | #2,937 | 21 | #1,942 |
| 1942 | 12 | #2,248 | 22 | #1,856 |
| 1941 | 17 | #1,748 | 15 | #2,259 |
| 1940 | 16 | #1,794 | 14 | #2,285 |
| 1939 | 14 | #1,952 | 16 | #2,112 |
| 1938 | 12 | #2,165 | 18 | #1,936 |
| 1937 | 16 | #1,816 | 11 | #2,716 |
| 1936 | 17 | #1,718 | 9 | #3,074 |
| 1935 | 15 | #1,909 | 9 | #3,133 |
| 1934 | 9 | #2,720 | 9 | #3,125 |
| 1933 | 8 | #2,969 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,329 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 13 | #2,200 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 16 | #1,949 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 8 | #3,217 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 7 | #3,733 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 6 | #4,127 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,859 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,769 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 7 | #3,461 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 8 | #3,036 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 6 | #3,216 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sherrell reached #1,718 in 1936. As a girl name, it reached #1,334 in 1944. 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 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Sherrell
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.