Sherilyn

A girls’ name of Modern American origin, meaning beloved; a form of Cheryl with -lyn suffix.

Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Sherilyn by the numbers

Sherilyn was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 120 babies in 1946, so it is a 1940s name that has since fallen a long way.

Other names that come from Cheryl

Like Sherilyn, each of these traces back to Cheryl: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Cherylbeloved; a form of Cherie or Charity55 in the US (2017)
  • Sherylbeloved; a variant form of Cheryl22 in the US (2017)
  • Sheribeloved; a form of Cheryl or Sherry8 in the US (2017)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sherilyn. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Sherlynbeloved; a form of Cheryl with -lyn suffix216 in the US (2017)
  • Sheilyn6 in the US (2017)
  • Sheridandescendant of siradhan; wild one27 in the US (2017)
  • Sheily20 in the US (2017)
  • Sherly12 in the US (2017)
  • Shealyn11 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Sherilyn

Names that are said the same way as Sherilyn, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Cherilyndear beloved; blended form of Cher and Lynn

Other names that mean love

Like Sherilyn, each of these has love in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Milagracious, dear1,014 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
  • Rosethe rose flower; symbol of love666 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mollybeloved; a diminutive of Mary405 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Freyalady; goddess of love1,802 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Amybeloved1,724 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Sherilyn

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