Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Sherryl 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 1936. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sherryl through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,109
- 5 boys · 4,104 girls
- Most popular year
- 1946
- 209 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 1995. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 207 in 1957. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,694 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sherryl’s family of names
Sherryl may belong to the same name family as Sheryl. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Sherryl, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Sharan
“rose of Sharon” · “from the plains; a flowering shrub”
5% boys · 95% girls
Ezzie
“one who offers help”
>99% girls
Charlyn
“a small, strong woman”
>99% girls
Suetta
>99% girls
Eilene
“a birdlike woman”
>99% girls
Meryl
“resembling a blackbird” · “of the shining sea”
>99% girls
Sarann
“one who brings joy to others”
>99% girls
Sharon
“rose of Sharon” · “from the plains; a flowering shrub”
1% boys · 99% girls