Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Sheryl

Gender

Female

Origin

English
Darling

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Sheryl

Pronunciation

sh(er)-yl

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1947 (rank #2171, 13 births); most recent 1973 (rank #4504, 6 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1957 (rank #112, 4,129 births); most recent 2025 (rank #7885, 13 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–13
2024–24
2023–16
2022–14
2021–22
2020–12
2019–27
2018–21
2017–23
2016–30

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #1449, 12 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5925, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
20253
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #1111, 32 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2569, 10 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202310
202210
202112
202013
201916
201815
201717
201614
201510
201423

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 1984 (rank #190, 23 births); most recent 2020 (rank #765, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
20203
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1965 (rank #99, 38 births); most recent 1984 (rank #485, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence