Sheryl
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SHAIR-ul
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,990 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #7,883 for girls
Sheryl is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies) and 7,883rd for girls in the US (13 babies).
What does Sheryl mean?
Modern: variant of Cheryl, a blend of Cherie and Beryl
Variant of Cheryl, a 20th-century English name formed from Cherie and Beryl.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Sheryl a girl's or a boy's name?
Sheryl is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK and 13 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Sheryl in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,990th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Sheryl, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,734th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 18 girls.
2025 had more girls named Sheryl than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Sheryl in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Sheryl in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 1 | #7,377 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 9 | #2,040 |
| 2001 | 7 | #2,341 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,689 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,921 |
| 1998 | 11 | #1,694 |
| 1997 | 18 | #1,164 |
| 1996 | 18 | #1,122 |
How popular is Sheryl in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 7,883rd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 13 about 1 in 120,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 13 girls in the US were named Sheryl, making it the 7,883rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,401st. Its busiest year was 1957, with 4,133 girls. It first appears in the records in 1921.
2025 had fewer girls named Sheryl than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Sheryl in the US since 1880 were born between 1953 and 1965, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sheryl in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #7,883 |
| 2024 | 24 | #5,297 |
| 2023 | 16 | #6,917 |
| 2022 | 14 | #7,626 |
| 2021 | 22 | #5,569 |
| 2020 | 12 | #8,401 |
| 2019 | 27 | #4,908 |
| 2018 | 21 | #5,781 |
| 2017 | 23 | #5,515 |
| 2016 | 30 | #4,631 |
| 2015 | 17 | #6,974 |
| 2014 | 23 | #5,623 |
| 2013 | 27 | #5,011 |
| 2012 | 19 | #6,573 |
| 2011 | 24 | #5,541 |
| 2010 | 32 | #4,493 |
| 2009 | 27 | #5,225 |
| 2008 | 45 | #3,583 |
| 2007 | 23 | #5,891 |
| 2006 | 28 | #4,952 |
| 2005 | 26 | #4,954 |
| 2004 | 47 | #3,220 |
| 2003 | 54 | #2,837 |
| 2002 | 31 | #4,067 |
| 2001 | 35 | #3,699 |
| 2000 | 45 | #3,066 |
| 1999 | 52 | #2,672 |
| 1998 | 46 | #2,843 |
| 1997 | 53 | #2,447 |
| 1996 | 58 | #2,279 |
| 1995 | 68 | #2,001 |
| 1994 | 73 | #1,924 |
| 1993 | 89 | #1,675 |
| 1992 | 83 | #1,757 |
| 1991 | 109 | #1,449 |
| 1990 | 118 | #1,343 |
| 1989 | 135 | #1,196 |
| 1988 | 153 | #1,047 |
| 1987 | 175 | #935 |
| 1986 | 198 | #841 |
| 1985 | 198 | #822 |
| 1984 | 220 | #741 |
| 1983 | 218 | #748 |
| 1982 | 300 | #599 |
| 1981 | 319 | #580 |
| 1980 | 357 | #529 |
| 1979 | 412 | #491 |
| 1978 | 445 | #445 |
| 1977 | 386 | #493 |
| 1976 | 452 | #438 |
| 1975 | 575 | #362 |
| 1974 | 675 | #328 |
| 1973 | 795 | #295 |
| 1972 | 953 | #273 |
| 1971 | 1,192 | #246 |
| 1970 | 1,471 | #214 |
| 1969 | 1,704 | #186 |
| 1968 | 1,885 | #172 |
| 1967 | 2,241 | #154 |
| 1966 | 2,211 | #158 |
| 1965 | 2,535 | #147 |
| 1964 | 2,957 | #135 |
| 1963 | 3,105 | #135 |
| 1962 | 3,240 | #134 |
| 1961 | 3,125 | #140 |
| 1960 | 3,055 | #142 |
| 1959 | 3,540 | #128 |
| 1958 | 3,792 | #121 |
| 1957 | 4,133 | #112 |
| 1956 | 3,891 | #114 |
| 1955 | 3,412 | #125 |
| 1954 | 2,930 | #133 |
| 1953 | 2,400 | #148 |
| 1952 | 2,242 | #151 |
| 1951 | 1,934 | #161 |
| 1950 | 2,110 | #145 |
| 1949 | 1,971 | #148 |
| 1948 | 2,008 | #144 |
| 1947 | 1,835 | #163 |
| 1946 | 1,632 | #165 |
| 1945 | 1,055 | #194 |
| 1944 | 950 | #207 |
| 1943 | 588 | #287 |
| 1942 | 324 | #399 |
| 1941 | 195 | #499 |
| 1940 | 155 | #554 |
| 1939 | 135 | #577 |
| 1938 | 154 | #549 |
| 1937 | 77 | #778 |
| 1936 | 57 | #901 |
| 1935 | 32 | #1,264 |
| 1934 | 31 | #1,292 |
| 1933 | 24 | #1,513 |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 12 | #2,425 |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,548 |
| 1929 | 9 | #3,135 |
| 1928 | 10 | #2,952 |
| 1927 | 10 | #3,051 |
| 1926 | 7 | #3,872 |
| 1925 | 6 | #4,425 |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,432 |
| 1923 | 6 | #4,375 |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 7 | #4,021 |
Nicknames for Sheryl
- Sher 7 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Sheryl
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Holly, Robyn, Michelle, Erin, Sarah, Penny, Molly, Marnie, Amy, Heidi, Amber, Betsy
Names related to Sheryl
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Sheryl: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sheryl, updated 20 October 2026.