Sherl

Girl · recorded 1948–1978

  • 1978last recorded
  • 1964best year

Most popular in 1964.

Last recorded in 1978. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1948

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 25 recorded years as a table
Sherl, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19484
19494
19506
19515
19528
19536
19547
19558
19568
19577
195812
19596
196012
19617
19627
196313
196415
196512
19668
19679
19683
19707
19724
19734
19784

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Sherl isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1978
6
Rank in 1978
#8,562
How rare
1 in 255,309 girls
Since 1948
349

Sherl was last recorded in 1978. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1964, at 15 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Sherl doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.