How popular is the name Sherlyn?

Sherlyn ranks 1,449th among girls' names in US records, with 9,604 births since 1936. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,622.

Is Sherlyn a unisex name?

No. Sherlyn is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2006, when 905 children were given the name. It has been in use for 89 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#1,449 of girl names

Pronounced SH ER1 L IH1 N (ARPABET)

Sherlyn is a girls' name, and first appears in 1936. It has been given to 9,604 children — the 1,449th most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 66% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2006, when 905 children were given it.

2006Girls: 905Boys: 8

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Sherlyn?: Sherlyn ranks 1,449th among girls' names in US records, with 9,604 births since 1936. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,622.
Is Sherlyn a unisex name?: No. Sherlyn is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Sherlyn most popular?: 2006, when 905 children were given the name. It has been in use for 89 years and is still recorded as of 2024.