Is Sherell a boy or girl name?

Sherell is a girl’s name. Of the 1,480 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.7% were girls and 0.3% were boys.

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Sherell

Recorded 1940–2010 · United States

Sherell was most popular in 1987, when 76 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,616 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,480 people named Sherell.

Sherell over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sherell’s peak in 1987. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sherell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sherell is a girl’s name — 99.7% of the 1,480 Americans given it were girls and 0.3% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Sherell

Where Sherell is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org