Name Legacy

Sherrell

Recorded 1914–2017 · United States

Sherrell was most popular in 1989, when 86 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,672 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,221 people named Sherrell.

Most popular in1989
Rank that year#2,672
Births that year86
Total since 18803,221
Given to86% girls

Sherrell over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Sherrell’s peak in 1989. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sherrell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sherrell is mostly a girl’s name — 86.4% of the 3,221 Americans given it were girls and 13.6% were boys. It changed hands: since 1942 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 Sherrell 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