Is Sherrel a boy or girl name?

Sherrel is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 880 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 87.3% were girls and 12.7% were boys.

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Sherrel

Recorded 1921–1994 · United States

Sherrel was most popular in 1954, when 33 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,977 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 880 people named Sherrel.

Sherrel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sherrel’s peak in 1954. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sherrel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sherrel is mostly a girl’s name — 87.3% of the 880 Americans given it were girls and 12.7% 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.

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