Sherly is a rare variant of Shirley that peaked in 2008 and has grown less common since.
Sherly is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #8,795 for girl births in the United States (and #14,977 across all names), given to 12 babies. Sherly was first reported in SSA data in 1952 and peaked in 2008 (50 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | #8,795 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | #6,366 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | #4,728 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | #6,950 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | #7,974 |
| 2020 | 18 | 18 | #6,601 |
| 2019 | 14 | 14 | #8,079 |
| 2018 | 19 | 19 | #6,491 |
| 2017 | 12 | 12 | #9,270 |
| 2016 | 15 | 15 | #7,930 |
| 2015 | 11 | 11 | #10,058 |
| 2014 | 14 | 14 | #8,430 |
| 2013 | 20 | 20 | #6,437 |
| 2012 | 27 | 27 | #5,232 |
| 2011 | 25 | 25 | #5,526 |
| 2010 | 25 | 30 | #5,571 |
| 2009 | 27 | 27 | #5,359 |
| 2008 | 50 | 50 | #3,370 |
| 2007 | 40 | 40 | #3,972 |
| 2006 | 32 | 37 | #4,558 |
| 2005 | 33 | 38 | #4,255 |
| 2004 | 37 | 43 | #3,890 |
| 2003 | 33 | 38 | #4,100 |
| 2002 | 28 | 38 | #4,486 |
| 2001 | 24 | 34 | #4,986 |
| 2000 | 12 | 23 | #8,472 |
| 1999 | 21 | 33 | #5,188 |
| 1998 | 9 | 23 | #9,984 |
| 1997 | 12 | — | #7,675 |
| 1996 | 16 | — | #6,018 |
| 1995 | 14 | — | #6,583 |
| 1994 | 14 | — | #6,609 |
| 1993 | 9 | — | #9,426 |
| 1992 | 9 | — | #9,392 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #15,071 |
| 1990 | 16 | — | #5,798 |
| 1989 | 13 | — | #6,479 |
| 1988 | 8 | — | #9,109 |
| 1987 | 7 | — | #9,668 |
| 1986 | 9 | — | #7,666 |
| 1985 | 6 | — | #10,472 |
| 1984 | 9 | — | #7,326 |
| 1983 | 11 | — | #6,159 |
| 1982 | 18 | — | #4,313 |
| 1981 | 10 | — | #6,738 |
| 1980 | 9 | — | #7,316 |
| 1978 | 8 | — | #7,539 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | #10,640 |
| 1975 | 12 | — | #5,115 |
| 1974 | 9 | — | #6,171 |
| 1973 | 10 | — | #5,516 |
| 1972 | 12 | — | #4,756 |
| 1971 | 9 | — | #5,920 |
| 1970 | 13 | — | #4,448 |
| 1969 | 8 | — | #5,895 |
| 1968 | 12 | — | #4,187 |
| 1967 | 15 | — | #3,456 |
| 1965 | 14 | — | #3,518 |
| 1964 | 11 | — | #4,315 |
| 1963 | 14 | — | #3,611 |
| 1962 | 12 | — | #3,980 |
| 1961 | 10 | — | #4,494 |
| 1960 | 6 | — | #6,285 |
| 1958 | 10 | — | #4,153 |
| 1957 | 12 | — | #3,657 |
| 1956 | 7 | — | #5,244 |
| 1954 | 7 | — | #5,071 |
| 1953 | 9 | — | #4,189 |
| 1952 | 5 | — | #6,283 |