Sheryl
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning beloved; a variant form of Cheryl.
Sheryl by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Sheryl. In the US, 22 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 4,129 babies in 1957, so it is a 1950s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Cheryl
Like Sheryl, 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.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sheryl. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Sheryl
Names that are said the same way as Sheryl, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean love
Like Sheryl, 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 Sheryl
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