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Oct 2026

Sheryl

OriginVariation of Cheryl, English invented name from Cherie, French
Meaning"dear"
GenderBoy & girl
US Rank
Girls#8281

2025 SSA

BoysUnranked

Below 5 births

About Sheryl

Somehow, the S versions are even more passe than the C's.

Sheryl is also given to boys.

Pronounced SHER-ul.

As of October 2026, Sheryl ranked #4994 for boys in US births in 1973 and #8281 for girls in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2235 for boys in 1947 and #112 for girls in 1957.

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Boys #4,994
Girls #4,717
#4,716#4,718'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rank · boysBirths · boysUS rank · girlsBirths · girls
2014—0—0
2015—0—0
2016—0#4,71730
2017—0—0
2018—0—0
2019—0—0
2020—0—0
2021—0—0
2022—0—0
2023—0—0
2024—0—0
2025—0—0
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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6 Letter Boy NamesBoy
Names Ending in L for BoysBoy
Two Syllable Names for BoysBoy
Endangered Baby NamesGirl
6 Letter Girl NamesGirl
Names Ending in L for GirlsGirl
Two Syllable Names for GirlsGirl
French NamesGirl
English NamesGirl
French Names for GirlsGirl
English Names for GirlsGirl
UK Baby NamesGirl
UK Girl NamesGirl
Names That Mean DearGirl
Names That Mean NameGirl
Names That Mean EnglishGirl
French Names that Start With SGirl
English Names that Start With SGirl
Boys Names That Start With SBoy
Girls Names That Start With SGirl

Famous Sheryls

  • Sheryl Lee RalphGirl

    American actress

  • Sheryl Kara SandbergGirl

    American businesswoman and COO of Facebook

  • Sheryl Suzanne CrowGirl

    American singer

  • Sheryl Denise SwoopesGirl

    American basketball player

  • Sheryl Lynn LeeGirl

    American actress

  • Sheryl Ann "Sherilyn" FennGirl

    American actress

  • Sheryl Rose Anna Marie Sonora CruzGirl

    Filipina actress/singer

  • Sheryl Goddard CooperGirl

    American dancer and wife of singer Alice Cooper

  • Sheryl WuDunnGirl

    American journalist, writer and businesswoman, wife of writer Nicholas Kristof

  • Sheryl UnderwoodGirl

    American comedienne and TV personality

  • Sheryl BerkoffGirl

    makeup artist, wife of actor Rob Lowe

Sheryl in pop culture

  • Sheryl TorpyGirl

    character from BBC's "Call the Midwife"

  • Sheryl RainsworthGirl

    character in the manga/anime "Pandora Hearts"

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