Sheralyn
Feminine
Sheralyn is an American name with the bright Sher- of Sherry and Sheryl in front and the soft -lyn behind. It is three syllables that run downhill, stressed at the start and easy to say.
How old is the name Sheralyn?
Sheralyn first appears in US birth records in 1940 — 85 years ago. The typical Sheralyn alive today was born around 1961, making them about 64 years old. About 500 people named Sheralyn are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Sheralyn most popular?
Sheralyn peaked in 1947, reaching #2200 nationally. See the whole 1947 chart.
Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Sheralyn
The sound at its front has a long English history. Before sherry was sherry it was sherris, and Shakespeare's Falstaff gives it a whole speech of praise, claiming that a good sherris-sack warms the blood and makes the brain quick, and that if he had a thousand sons he would teach them to drink it. Later, Sher- came back into English as a sound in names, in Sherry, Sheryl and Sherilyn. Sheralyn takes that bright opening and settles it into the gentle -lyn ending, a name made from sounds that had already given pleasure for centuries.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source records where Sheralyn comes from. Its opening matches Sherry, Sheryl and Sherilyn, its ending is the -lyn of Carolyn, and no record says which name, if any, stood behind it.
Pronouncing Sheralyn
SHAIR-uh-lin
Stress on the first syllable. In most American speech it sounds the same as Sharalyn and Sherilyn.
Nicknames for Sheralyn
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1940
- Most girls named
- 195624 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2200reached in 1947
- Change vs 1992
- 0.0%6 in 1993, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Sheralyns among us
people named Sheralyn are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Sheralyn sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It is easy to say from sight and has a gentle rhythm.
- Sher and Lyn give two ready short forms.
- It is rare, so she will seldom share it.
- It will be written Sherilyn, Sharalyn or Cherilyn by people who hear it first.
- There is no recorded meaning to give when someone asks.
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Frequently asked
- How many Sheralyns are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Sheralyn are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Sheralyn in 2025?
- Sheralyn is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Sheralyn with classmates?
- Sheralyn will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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