The first name Sherrill
A unisex name.
2 syllables Unisex Also a surname
Meaning and origin
A male given name transferred from the surname.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Sherrill at birth, 1880–2025
In 1997, 8 girls born in the United States were named Sherrill, the 10,678th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1947, when 284 were.
GirlsBoys
8,847
babies named Sherrill since 1880
#10,678
rank in 1997
1947
peak year
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
- Is Sherrill a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 8,847 US babies named Sherrill since 1880, 78% were girls and 22% boys.
- When was Sherrill most popular?
- 1947 in the United States, when 284 babies were named Sherrill, its highest rank at 487th.
- Is Sherrill also a surname?
- Yes. Sherrill is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.