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Sheryl

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Sheryl: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #1450 to #5927.199820012004200720112025#1450#5927
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#1646
1997#1450
1998#3142
1999#3225
2000#2416
2001#3998
2002#2301
2003#4373
2004#3725
2005#3382
2006#3116
2007#4294
2008#5545
2010#5707
2011#4049
2013#5742
2014#5691
2025#5927

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 18 of the 30 years from 1996 to 2025.

In 1956: #50 among girls in New Zealand, #99 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1954–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1954

    First recorded at #50 among girls in New Zealand in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New Zealand · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1954–1971

    Highest recorded position: #50 among girls in New Zealand, in 1954 (recorded 1954–1971).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1954 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #50 in New Zealand in 1956.

Sheryl's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#59273HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#56913HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#57423HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#40495HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#57073HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#55453HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#42944HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#31166HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#33825HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#37254HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#43733HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#23017HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#39983HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#24166HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#32254HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#31424HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#145012HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#164610HighVerified
1956New South Wales, Australiafemale#9969InsufficientNot yet available
1971New Zealandfemale#7786HighVerified
1970New Zealandfemale#7192HighVerified
1968New Zealandfemale#9669HighVerified
1966New Zealandfemale#9469HighVerified
1965New Zealandfemale#8475HighVerified
1964New Zealandfemale#7496HighVerified
1963New Zealandfemale#77102HighVerified
1962New Zealandfemale#81101HighVerified
1961New Zealandfemale#70113HighVerified
1960New Zealandfemale#58129HighVerified
1959New Zealandfemale#59120HighVerified
1958New Zealandfemale#56125HighVerified
1957New Zealandfemale#52129HighVerified
1956New Zealandfemale#50124HighVerified
1955New Zealandfemale#50124HighVerified
1954New Zealandfemale#50134HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Sheryl is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Sheryl, between 1954 and 2025, in 34 of those 72 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

New ZealandNew Zealand: recorded in 1954New Zealand: recorded in 1955New Zealand: recorded in 1956New Zealand: recorded in 1957New Zealand: recorded in 1958New Zealand: recorded in 1959New Zealand: recorded in 1960New Zealand: recorded in 1961New Zealand: recorded in 1962New Zealand: recorded in 1963New Zealand: recorded in 1964New Zealand: recorded in 1965New Zealand: recorded in 1966New Zealand: recorded in 1968New Zealand: recorded in 1970New Zealand: recorded in 1971New Zealand: highest position in 1954New South Wales, Austra…New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1956New South Wales, Australia: highest position in 1956England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 199719542025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
New Zealand1954–197116#50 in 1954
New South Wales, Australia19561#99 in 1956
England and Wales1996–202518#1450 in 1997

Its high point came 43 years earlier in New Zealand (1954) than in England and Wales (1997).

No registrar recorded it for 24 years after 1971; it appears again in 1996.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Sheryl

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1954–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1954 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #50 in New Zealand in 1956. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.