Given name
Sherylyn
“one who is greatly loved; a darling”
Sherylyn is a variant of Sheryl. In English use, Sheryl carries the interpretation “one who is greatly loved; a darling.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sherylyn is a variant of Sheryl. In English use, Sheryl carries the interpretation “one who is greatly loved; a darling.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1955. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sherylyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 26
- 0 boys · 26 girls
- Most popular year
- 1968
- 6 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 5 in 1975. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 6 in 1968. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 139 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.
Sherylyn’s family of names
Sherylyn has a related form in Sheryl.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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