Is Sheryl a boy or girl name?
Sheryl is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 24 girls and 0 boys were named Sheryl, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 79,012 US babies named Sheryl were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,402
- Babies named Sheryl since 1921
- 79,012
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 4,143 babies
Boys and girls named Sheryl, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 61 | 100% |
| 1930s | 10 | 527 | 98.1% |
| 1940s | 62 | 10,713 | 99.4% |
| 1950s | 61 | 30,383 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 55 | 26,058 | 99.8% |
| 1970s | 12 | 7,356 | 99.8% |
| 1980s | 0 | 2,273 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 749 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 361 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 243 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 88 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,402 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,193 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,969 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,717 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,872 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,018 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,976 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,643 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,717 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,225 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,771 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,130 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,832 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,698 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,589 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,359 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,640 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 23 | #6,056 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 28 | #5,078 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,092 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,260 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,874 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,161 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,774 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,113 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,697 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,883 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,475 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,307 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,024 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,948 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,692 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,772 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,462 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,355 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,202 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 153 | #1,050 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 175 | #939 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 198 | #843 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 198 | #825 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 220 | #743 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 218 | #750 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 300 | #601 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 319 | #580 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 357 | #530 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 412 | #491 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 445 | #445 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 386 | #494 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 452 | #438 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 575 | #362 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 675 | #329 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,994 | 795 | #295 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 953 | #273 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,834 | 1,192 | #246 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 1,471 | #214 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 1,704 | #186 |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,328 | 1,885 | #172 |
| 1967 | 10 | #2,742 | 2,240 | #154 |
| 1966 | 8 | #3,206 | 2,212 | #158 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 2,535 | #147 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,526 | 2,957 | #135 |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,285 | 3,105 | #135 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 3,242 | #134 |
| 1961 | 6 | #4,006 | 3,124 | #140 |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,844 | 3,054 | #142 |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,566 | 3,540 | #128 |
| 1958 | 5 | #4,426 | 3,792 | #121 |
| 1957 | 11 | #2,614 | 4,132 | #112 |
| 1956 | 8 | #3,171 | 3,891 | #114 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 3,412 | #125 |
| 1954 | 7 | #3,421 | 2,930 | #133 |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,388 | 2,399 | #148 |
| 1952 | 6 | #3,680 | 2,242 | #151 |
| 1951 | 5 | #4,182 | 1,935 | #161 |
| 1950 | 5 | #4,129 | 2,110 | #145 |
| 1949 | 9 | #2,775 | 1,971 | #149 |
| 1948 | 8 | #2,977 | 2,008 | #144 |
| 1947 | 13 | #2,235 | 1,835 | #163 |
| 1946 | 11 | #2,385 | 1,632 | #165 |
| 1945 | 7 | #2,963 | 1,055 | #194 |
| 1944 | 9 | #2,610 | 950 | #207 |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,977 | 588 | #287 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 324 | #399 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 195 | #499 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 155 | #556 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 135 | #578 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 154 | #549 |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,941 | 77 | #786 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 57 | #908 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,301 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,311 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,545 |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,216 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,563 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,159 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,359 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,135 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,258 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,251 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,889 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,973 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,897 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,393 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sheryl reached #2,235 in 1947. As a girl name, it reached #112 in 1957. 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 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Sheryl
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.