Name Legacy

Sherley

Recorded 1910–2023 · United States

Sherley was most popular in 1936, when 37 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,126 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,502 people named Sherley.

Most popular in1936
Rank that year#2,126
Births that year37
Total since 18801,502
Given to82% girls

Sherley over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Sherley’s peak in 1936. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sherley a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sherley is mostly a girl’s name — 82.4% of the 1,502 Americans given it were girls and 17.6% were boys. It changed hands: since 1934 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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.

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Where Sherley 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