Sherrill

Sherrill: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “bright settlement”
Origin: English
Say it: SHAIR-il · 2 syllables
Used for: Both (78% girls, 22% boys since 1880)

Transferred from an English surname and place-name, usually linked to Old English scir 'bright, clear' and hyll or a similar place-name element. It is also used as a variant of Cheryl in modern naming.

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How popular is Sherrill?

20240 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Sherrill in 20240

Peak year1944

Total US babies since 18808,847

Sherrill was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Sherrill

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Cheryldear one · French
Sherylbeloved · English
Cherylebeloved · French
Averyruler of elves · English
Riverriver · English
Sawyerwoodcutter · English
TatumTata's homestead · English
EmersonEmery's son · English

Sherrill questions

What does the name Sherrill mean?

Sherrill means "bright settlement". It comes from English. Transferred from an English surname and place-name, usually linked to Old English scir 'bright, clear' and hyll or a similar place-name element. It is also used as a variant of Cheryl in modern naming.

Is Sherrill a boy or girl name?

Sherrill is used for both: about 78% of US babies named Sherrill since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Sherrill?

Sherrill was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1944.

How do you pronounce Sherrill?

Sherrill is usually pronounced SHAIR-il.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.