Is Sheril a boy or girl name?

Sheril is a girl’s name. Of the 709 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.3% were girls and 0.7% were boys.

Sheril

Recorded 1933–1994 · United States

Sheril was most popular in 1964, when 47 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,691 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 709 people named Sheril.

Sheril over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sheril’s peak in 1964. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sheril a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sheril is a girl’s name — 99.3% of the 709 Americans given it were girls and 0.7% 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 Sheril

Where Sheril is most concentrated

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

California 8.3×

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