Sherly
Sherly was the 8795th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 3370th with 50 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,263 places. More babies were named Sherly in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,795 girls, down 2,194 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200850 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,062babies recorded
Sherly popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,795 | 12 |
| 2020 | #6,601 | 18 |
| 2010 | #5,571 | 25 |
| 2000 | #8,472 | 12 |
| 1990 | #5,798 | 16 |
| 1980 | #7,316 | 9 |
| 1970 | #4,448 | 13 |
| 1960 | #6,285 | 6 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Sherly, counting every spelling?
Sherly has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Sherly?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sherly (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Sherly 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 705 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sherly.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sherly?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Sherly are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 15 and 42. That makes Sherly 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.
Sherly by state
How common Sherly was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Sherly: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sherly, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sherly
How popular is the name Sherly?
Sherly was the 8795th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 3370th with 50 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,263 places. More babies were named Sherly in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Sherly a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Sherly in the US.
Where is Sherly most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sherly was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls).