The first name Sherlyn
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
20th-century coinage from Sheryl / Sheri + Lyn.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Sherlyn last appeared in the official list in 2021, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2012, with 4 births (#4,838).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Sherlyn with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Sherlyn at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 72 girls born in the United States were named Sherlyn, the 2,480th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2006, when 887 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- What does the name Sherlyn mean?
- 20th-century coinage from Sheryl / Sheri + Lyn.
- How popular is the name Sherlyn?
- In 2021, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Sherlyn, ranking 5,581st. Its peak was 2012, with 4 births.
- Is Sherlyn a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 8,962 US babies named Sherlyn since 1880 were girls.
- When was Sherlyn most popular?
- 2006 in the United States, when 887 babies were named Sherlyn, its highest rank at 367th.