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How popular is the name Sheryl?
Births per year, rank history and how many Sheryls are alive today.
Sheryl (female) is a rare spelling of the girls' name Cheryl in England and Wales, ranked 5927th in 2025 and given to 3 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 1997, when 12 babies were given the name, the 1450th most popular that year. It has declined since 1997; the 2025 figure is roughly 25% of its peak.
Across all spellings of the name, the Cheryl you are most likely to meet is around 62 years old. Half of all Cheryls born in England and Wales are between 45 and 66, and there are at least 18,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 5.6% chance that at least one of them will be called Cheryl.
How many babies are named Sheryl each year?
Includes all spellings: Sheryl, Cheryl. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Sheryl spelling rank?
Where does the Cheryl spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Sheryl most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Cheryl, peaked in 1964, when around 490 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Sheryl spelling itself peaked in 1997, with 12 babies.
How many people are called Sheryl?
At least 18,000 people named Sheryl in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Sheryl?
Most living Sheryls are between 45 and 66; the most common age is about 62.
Is Sheryl becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1964 peak.