Holding steady.
Popularity of Sherolyn since 1938
Babies named Sherolyn per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 6 |
| 1940s | 54 |
| 1950s | 79 |
| 1960s | 48 |
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Sherolyn is a mid-20th-century American invention, following the vogue for names ending in -lyn. It first entered Social Security records in 1938, but it was never widespread. The peak year for the name was 1949, reflecting the post-World War II baby boom's taste for soft, feminine coinages. The trajectory of the name has been stable, with occasional but rare usage in the decades since. Sherolyn's top states are not recorded, indicating that it did not reach a high enough frequency to appear in state-level data. As of the latest year, 2025, it remains a distinctive, seldom-heard choice.
Sherolyn appears to be a modern coinage from the mid-20th century, blending the name Sheri (itself a diminutive of Shirley, derived from an English place name meaning 'bright clearing') with the popular feminine suffix -lyn. It follows the pattern of names like Sherilyn and Carolyn that were fashionable in the United States in the 1940s and 1950s. The name has never been common; it first appeared in Social Security records in 1938 and saw its highest usage in 1949.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Sheri, Lyn, Sherry
Sibling names for Sherolyn
Names that share Sherolyn's style, for a brother or sister.
