Sherlin
Sherlin was the 16910th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 1733rd with 121 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 10,482 places. More babies were named Sherlin in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #16,910 girls, down 3,632 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2006121 babies
- Total since 1880
- 774babies recorded
Sherlin popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
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| 2025 | #16,910 | 5 |
| 2020 | #13,278 | 7 |
| 2010 | #2,722 | 66 |
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How popular is Sherlin, counting every spelling?
Sherlin is a spelling of Sherlyn, a name family that had 77 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 77 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherlyn | 72 | #2,480 | 567 |
| Sherlin | 5 | #16,910 | 34 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Sherlin?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sherlin (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Sherlin born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sherlin.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sherlin?
About 800 people born in the US named Sherlin are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 16 and 21. That makes Sherlin mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Sherlin: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sherlin, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sherlin
How popular is the name Sherlin?
Sherlin was the 16910th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 1733rd with 121 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 10,482 places. More babies were named Sherlin in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Sherlin a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Sherlin in the US.