Is Sherrill a boy or girl name?
Sherrill was used for both, more often for girls in the US. Across 1880–2024, 78.4% of the 8,847 US babies named Sherrill were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Sherrill since 1912
- 8,847
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 334 babies
Boys and girls named Sherrill, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 117 | 10 | 7.9% |
| 1920s | 226 | 39 | 14.7% |
| 1930s | 506 | 763 | 60.1% |
| 1940s | 533 | 2,312 | 81.3% |
| 1950s | 308 | 2,096 | 87.2% |
| 1960s | 158 | 1,094 | 87.4% |
| 1970s | 62 | 356 | 85.2% |
| 1980s | 0 | 206 | 100% |
| 1990s | 5 | 56 | 91.8% |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 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 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,678 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,704 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 7 | #11,620 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,239 |
| 1991 | 5 | #9,417 | 15 | #6,207 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,806 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 9 | #8,660 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 15 | #5,570 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,046 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,931 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,715 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,855 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,323 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,513 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,416 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,853 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,935 | 27 | #3,135 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,267 |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,721 | 28 | #2,897 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,512 |
| 1975 | 11 | #3,401 | 29 | #2,670 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,892 | 32 | #2,427 |
| 1973 | 10 | #3,417 | 34 | #2,295 |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,634 | 52 | #1,718 |
| 1971 | 11 | #3,117 | 44 | #1,963 |
| 1970 | 10 | #3,247 | 66 | #1,516 |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,280 | 63 | #1,495 |
| 1968 | 15 | #2,182 | 76 | #1,264 |
| 1967 | 15 | #2,127 | 69 | #1,319 |
| 1966 | 13 | #2,315 | 70 | #1,299 |
| 1965 | 15 | #2,161 | 100 | #1,053 |
| 1964 | 14 | #2,299 | 121 | #962 |
| 1963 | 19 | #1,890 | 129 | #933 |
| 1962 | 11 | #2,654 | 138 | #901 |
| 1961 | 23 | #1,728 | 160 | #833 |
| 1960 | 24 | #1,687 | 168 | #795 |
| 1959 | 21 | #1,799 | 188 | #742 |
| 1958 | 34 | #1,340 | 181 | #739 |
| 1957 | 25 | #1,626 | 211 | #681 |
| 1956 | 33 | #1,359 | 229 | #633 |
| 1955 | 30 | #1,417 | 232 | #609 |
| 1954 | 24 | #1,590 | 203 | #648 |
| 1953 | 29 | #1,423 | 219 | #599 |
| 1952 | 38 | #1,211 | 182 | #659 |
| 1951 | 36 | #1,240 | 218 | #579 |
| 1950 | 38 | #1,178 | 233 | #540 |
| 1949 | 38 | #1,160 | 244 | #529 |
| 1948 | 46 | #1,045 | 274 | #487 |
| 1947 | 50 | #1,025 | 284 | #487 |
| 1946 | 49 | #964 | 250 | #495 |
| 1945 | 48 | #940 | 206 | #510 |
| 1944 | 54 | #867 | 262 | #448 |
| 1943 | 71 | #778 | 207 | #521 |
| 1942 | 63 | #820 | 202 | #525 |
| 1941 | 61 | #815 | 186 | #508 |
| 1940 | 53 | #870 | 197 | #488 |
| 1939 | 54 | #833 | 153 | #538 |
| 1938 | 56 | #833 | 138 | #589 |
| 1937 | 52 | #855 | 107 | #661 |
| 1936 | 74 | #689 | 133 | #570 |
| 1935 | 59 | #812 | 95 | #686 |
| 1934 | 37 | #1,090 | 53 | #953 |
| 1933 | 39 | #1,049 | 37 | #1,174 |
| 1932 | 53 | #886 | 18 | #1,942 |
| 1931 | 47 | #972 | 20 | #1,797 |
| 1930 | 35 | #1,212 | 9 | #3,305 |
| 1929 | 32 | #1,265 | 12 | #2,717 |
| 1928 | 30 | #1,349 | 6 | #4,649 |
| 1927 | 26 | #1,508 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 19 | #1,836 | 6 | #4,772 |
| 1925 | 25 | #1,529 | 10 | #3,331 |
| 1924 | 25 | #1,571 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 19 | #1,865 | 5 | #5,608 |
| 1922 | 21 | #1,754 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 18 | #1,972 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 11 | #2,738 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 16 | #2,049 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 21 | #1,703 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 19 | #1,746 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 17 | #1,838 | 5 | #5,061 |
| 1915 | 11 | #2,433 | 5 | #4,862 |
| 1914 | 12 | #1,954 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 7 | #2,472 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 14 | #1,342 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sherrill reached #689 in 1936. As a girl name, it reached #448 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 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Sherrill
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.