The baby name Sheryl appears in baby name data for the United States from 1926 to 2017. It was most popular in 1957 with 5,170 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Sheryl has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1926 | 10 |
| 1931 | 12 |
| 1933 | 5 |
| 1934 | 14 |
| 1935 | 5 |
| 1936 | 24 |
| 1937 | 68 |
| 1938 | 134 |
| 1939 | 132 |
| 1940 | 139 |
| 1941 | 167 |
| 1942 | 338 |
| 1943 | 676 |
| 1944 | 1,127 |
| 1945 | 1,153 |
| 1946 | 1,920 |
| 1947 | 2,297 |
| 1948 | 2,485 |
| 1949 | 2,430 |
| 1950 | 2,814 |
| 1951 | 2,587 |
| 1952 | 3,062 |
| 1953 | 3,246 |
| 1954 | 3,621 |
| 1955 | 4,170 |
| 1956 | 4,847 |
| 1957 | 5,170 |
| 1958 | 4,746 |
| 1959 | 4,465 |
| 1960 | 4,011 |
| 1961 | 4,030 |
| 1962 | 4,017 |
| 1963 | 3,510 |
| 1964 | 3,510 |
| 1965 | 2,991 |
| 1966 | 2,597 |
| 1967 | 2,628 |
| 1968 | 2,313 |
| 1969 | 2,095 |
| 1970 | 1,813 |
| 1971 | 1,434 |
| 1972 | 1,104 |
| 1973 | 968 |
| 1974 | 780 |
| 1975 | 677 |
| 1976 | 452 |
| 1977 | 463 |
| 1978 | 460 |
| 1979 | 466 |
| 1980 | 353 |
| 1981 | 296 |
| 1982 | 276 |
| 1983 | 151 |
| 1984 | 146 |
| 1985 | 168 |
| 1986 | 151 |
| 1987 | 139 |
| 1988 | 92 |
| 1989 | 84 |
| 1990 | 109 |
| 1991 | 65 |
| 1992 | 26 |
| 1993 | 44 |
| 1994 | 16 |
| 1995 | 31 |
| 1996 | 22 |
| 1997 | 18 |
| 1998 | 5 |
| 1999 | 25 |
| 2000 | 25 |
| 2003 | 8 |
| 2004 | 17 |
| 2005 | 8 |
| 2006 | 10 |
| 2010 | 7 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2017 | 5 |