Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Sherril isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1925. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sherril through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,775
- 153 boys · 1,622 girls
- Most popular year
- 1953
- 82 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1986. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 77 in 1953. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,628 as a first name in 2020; 115 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sherril’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Sherril, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Sheryl
“one who is greatly loved; a darling” · “from the bright clearing”
>99% girls
Meryl
“resembling a blackbird” · “of the shining sea”
>99% girls
Sherri
“one who is greatly loved; a darling”
>99% girls
Sherry
“one who is greatly loved; a darling”
>99% girls
Cheryl
“one who is greatly loved; a darling”
>99% girls
Cerise
“resembling the cherry”
>99% girls
Shelly
“from the bank's meadow” · “from the meadow's ledge”
>99% girls
Shelley
“from the bank's meadow” · “from the meadow's ledge”
>99% girls