Holding steady.
Popularity of Sheryle since 1938
Babies named Sheryle per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1958, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Sheryle's real moment was 1947.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 7 |
| 1940s | 314 |
| 1950s | 514 |
| 1960s | 274 |
| 1970s | 88 |
| 1980s | 10 |
| 1990s | 7 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Sheryle is a feminine name that first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1938, during the broader rise of Cheryl and its variants. Its peak popularity came in 1947, with that year marking the highest number of Sheryles born. Since then, usage has steadily declined to negligible levels, fitting a trajectory described as stable at near-zero. The name is essentially absent from modern birth data, and as of 2025 it has not appeared in national rankings for decades. Sheryle is a clear example of a mid-century elaboration that, unlike Cheryl, did not sustain broader appeal.
Sheryle is a mid-20th-century elaboration of Cheryl, itself an English adoption of the French cherie ('dear'). It follows the mid-century fashion for names ending in -yl or -yle, as in Beryl or Myrtle. The variant spelling with an 'e' emerged during the 1940s, at the peak of Cheryl's popularity in the United States.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Sher, Sherry, Shell
Sibling names for Sheryle
Names that share Sheryle's style, for a brother or sister.
