Sherlyn

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

Babies a year
216
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Sherlyn by the numbers

Sherlyn was given to 216 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 887 babies in 2006, so it is a 2000s name that has since fallen a long way.

Other names that come from Cheryl

Like Sherlyn, 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 Sherlyn. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Sherilynbeloved; a form of Cheryl with -lyn suffix8 in the US (2017)
  • Sherly12 in the US (2017)
  • Shealyn11 in the US (2017)
  • Sheilyn6 in the US (2017)
  • Sherlin5 in the US (2017)
  • Sherrybeloved; a form of Cherie64 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean love

Like Sherlyn, 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 Sherlyn

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