How Many People Are Named Sherrell?

2,618

people named Sherrell are alive in the United States today (estimate)

About 1 in 130,551 people in the US has this name

Based on 3,221 babies named Sherrell in Social Security records from 1914 to 2017, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.

Popularity Rank

#5,661

💎💎 Very Rare

Rank Among Girl Names

#3,177

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Peak Year

1989

86 births

Trend

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Stable (last 10 years)

⚧ Gender Distribution

Female
93.3%
Male
6.7%

Of the babies given the name Sherrell, 93.3% were girls and 6.7% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Sherrell rose from 36.2% in the 1930s to 100% in the 1990s.

👥 Age Distribution

The average person named Sherrell alive today is about 51 years old, and 60% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 38 and 64 in 2025.

Under 30 184
7%
30 to 59 1,581
60.4%
60 and over 854
32.6%

📈 Popularity Over Time

Sherrell first appears in the records in 1914 and was given most often in 1989, to 86 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2017.

Babies given the name each year, 1914 to 2017

🏆 Rank History

Sherrell has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,333, in 1944. Among boys, its best rank was #1,718, in 1936.

GirlsBoys
Rank in 2025Not rankedNot ranked
Best rank#1,333 (1944)#1,718 (1936)
Years in the top 100NoneNone
Rank in its biggest decade#1,778 in the 1980s#2,007 in the 1940s

📍 State-Wise Distribution

People named Sherrell alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).

More people named Sherrell were born in California than in any other state: about 119 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Sherrell was given 2.2 times as often in Texas, 1.7 times in California and 1.5 times in New York.

California 119
Texas 91
New York 73
Illinois 46
Maryland 43
Florida 34
Louisiana 30
Pennsylvania 29
Alabama 29
Georgia 26
Missouri 21
Virginia 20
North Carolina 12
South Carolina 11
Michigan 9
Ohio 6
Tennessee 5
District of Columbia 5

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