Is Sherlin a boy or girl name?

Sherlin is a girl’s name. Of the 774 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Sherlin

Recorded 1951–2025 · United States

Sherlin was most popular in 2006, when 121 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,016 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 774 people named Sherlin.

Sherlin over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sherlin’s peak in 2006. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sherlin a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sherlin is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 774 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. 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.

Names that peaked alongside Sherlin

Where Sherlin 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