Sherilyn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SHAIR-a-lin
- Origin
- Modern
Sherilyn is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Sherilyn come from?
Modern: blend of Sherry and Lynn, or a variant of Cheryl
Is Sherilyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Sherilyn is a girls' name.
How popular is Sherilyn in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1946, with 120 girls. It first appears in the records in 1933.
Half of all the girls named Sherilyn in the US since 1880 were born between 1953 and 1979, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sherilyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #12,156 |
| 2023 | 7 | #12,192 |
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 8 | #11,350 |
| 2018 | 8 | #11,422 |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 10 | #10,143 |
| 2014 | 12 | #8,961 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 13 | #8,697 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7,404 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 24 | #5,544 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 16 | #7,072 |
| 2003 | 16 | #6,880 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,751 |
| 2000 | 15 | #6,802 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 13 | #7,099 |
| 1997 | 13 | #6,839 |
| 1996 | 24 | #4,301 |
| 1995 | 39 | #2,972 |
| 1994 | 33 | #3,367 |
| 1993 | 30 | #3,580 |
| 1992 | 38 | #3,031 |
| 1991 | 43 | #2,732 |
| 1990 | 23 | #4,225 |
| 1989 | 46 | #2,473 |
| 1988 | 38 | #2,739 |
| 1987 | 24 | #3,621 |
| 1986 | 46 | #2,227 |
| 1985 | 63 | #1,783 |
| 1984 | 47 | #2,110 |
| 1983 | 41 | #2,309 |
| 1982 | 30 | #2,958 |
| 1981 | 50 | #2,061 |
| 1980 | 39 | #2,440 |
| 1979 | 38 | #2,430 |
| 1978 | 38 | #2,350 |
| 1977 | 46 | #2,063 |
| 1976 | 41 | #2,099 |
| 1975 | 44 | #1,986 |
| 1974 | 53 | #1,709 |
| 1973 | 47 | #1,805 |
| 1972 | 76 | #1,325 |
| 1971 | 60 | #1,586 |
| 1970 | 67 | #1,490 |
| 1969 | 80 | #1,250 |
| 1968 | 74 | #1,279 |
| 1967 | 89 | #1,103 |
| 1966 | 84 | #1,161 |
| 1965 | 71 | #1,274 |
| 1964 | 96 | #1,119 |
| 1963 | 84 | #1,188 |
| 1962 | 93 | #1,126 |
| 1961 | 91 | #1,154 |
| 1960 | 99 | #1,080 |
| 1959 | 102 | #1,054 |
| 1958 | 99 | #1,050 |
| 1957 | 102 | #1,037 |
| 1956 | 74 | #1,209 |
| 1955 | 90 | #1,061 |
| 1954 | 99 | #977 |
| 1953 | 76 | #1,111 |
| 1952 | 78 | #1,066 |
| 1951 | 92 | #969 |
| 1950 | 105 | #865 |
| 1949 | 93 | #917 |
| 1948 | 80 | #970 |
| 1947 | 120 | #790 |
| 1946 | 120 | #743 |
| 1945 | 50 | #1,113 |
| 1944 | 69 | #925 |
| 1943 | 46 | #1,196 |
| 1942 | 29 | #1,533 |
| 1941 | 13 | #2,396 |
| 1940 | 17 | #1,964 |
| 1939 | 15 | #2,125 |
| 1938 | 17 | #1,945 |
| 1937 | 11 | #2,569 |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,699 |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,751 |
Nicknames for Sherilyn
- Sherry 3 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Sherilyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Marilyn Stephanie Kimberly Robin Melody Alison Deborah Jennifer Rebecca Sharon Melanie Diana
Names related to Sherilyn
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Sherilyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sherilyn, updated 20 October 2026.