Sherman

Given to 39,393 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −40% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#5,045

recorded as boys

344 since 2024

Babies in 2025

boys 19

Peak year

1894

100 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

39,393

since 1880

Born a Sherman? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Sherman was most popular in 1894, when 100 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.86 per 1,000). In 2025, 19 babies were named Sherman, ranking #5045 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 40%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	19	5,045
2024	<5	—	21	4,701
2023	<5	—	19	5,075
2022	<5	—	32	3,533
2021	<5	—	33	3,427
2020	<5	—	34	3,274
2019	<5	—	36	3,201
2018	<5	—	36	3,171
2017	<5	—	47	2,637
2016	<5	—	47	2,626
2015	<5	—	42	2,809
2014	<5	—	39	2,929
2013	<5	—	40	2,848
2012	<5	—	46	2,632
2011	<5	—	40	2,904
2010	<5	—	43	2,787
2009	<5	—	50	2,528
2008	<5	—	60	2,207
2007	<5	—	55	2,337
2006	<5	—	72	1,877
2005	<5	—	70	1,838
2004	<5	—	66	1,857
2003	<5	—	75	1,656
2002	<5	—	70	1,682
2001	<5	—	89	1,400
2000	<5	—	108	1,235
1999	<5	—	80	1,449
1998	<5	—	103	1,197
1997	<5	—	124	1,027
1996	<5	—	116	1,049
1995	<5	—	114	1,043
1994	<5	—	148	892
1993	<5	—	144	889
1992	<5	—	175	792
1991	<5	—	183	756
1990	<5	—	164	793
1989	<5	—	195	704
1988	<5	—	170	721
1987	5	11,325	172	689
1986	7	8,523	189	648
1985	7	8,318	196	627
1984	<5	—	216	578
1983	<5	—	251	526
1982	7	8,224	271	516
1981	<5	—	285	496
1980	<5	—	303	484
1979	<5	—	286	491
1978	<5	—	312	453
1977	<5	—	301	464
1976	<5	—	291	459
1975	<5	—	334	429
1974	<5	—	326	438
1973	6	7,435	291	458
1972	5	8,292	369	410
1971	6	7,388	383	410
1970	5	7,995	387	414
1969	<5	—	383	407
1968	6	6,246	351	411
1967	<5	—	370	396
1966	8	4,866	336	413
1965	<5	—	407	387
1964	<5	—	446	373
1963	<5	—	451	376
1962	5	6,578	491	357
1961	<5	—	498	356
1960	7	5,168	563	325
1959	11	3,827	511	343
1958	5	6,103	599	310
1957	<5	—	514	336
1956	8	4,467	533	323
1955	10	3,778	590	298
1954	10	3,718	555	307
1953	<5	—	605	286
1952	10	3,552	611	279
1951	10	3,482	634	268
1950	<5	—	635	259
1949	<5	—	558	286
1948	<5	—	595	274
1947	<5	—	577	287
1946	<5	—	519	283
1945	5	4,556	511	255
1944	5	4,574	512	260
1943	<5	—	541	261
1942	<5	—	552	244
1941	<5	—	559	229
1940	5	4,349	532	232
1939	5	4,250	546	221
1938	<5	—	521	230
1937	<5	—	543	220
1936	<5	—	485	233
1935	8	3,156	511	229
1934	<5	—	437	258
1933	5	4,218	442	247
1932	<5	—	432	261
1931	5	4,331	443	256
1930	<5	—	473	257
1929	<5	—	503	245
1928	<5	—	511	246
1927	6	4,286	524	246
1926	6	4,306	473	258
1925	<5	—	499	255
1924	<5	—	527	251
1923	<5	—	507	249
1922	5	5,009	540	243
1921	5	5,099	487	257
1920	<5	—	488	248
1919	<5	—	463	246
1918	<5	—	503	238
1917	<5	—	466	233
1916	5	4,417	463	229
1915	<5	—	425	233
1914	<5	—	320	236
1913	<5	—	284	221
1912	<5	—	218	237
1911	<5	—	123	231
1910	<5	—	107	226
1909	<5	—	115	192
1908	<5	—	118	182
1907	<5	—	74	239
1906	<5	—	71	232
1905	<5	—	72	228
1904	<5	—	81	202
1903	<5	—	70	212
1902	<5	—	78	201
1901	<5	—	64	212
1900	<5	—	95	199
1899	<5	—	65	202
1898	<5	—	74	201
1897	<5	—	61	214
1896	<5	—	100	162
1895	<5	—	75	194
1894	<5	—	100	153
1893	<5	—	71	201
1892	<5	—	76	199
1891	<5	—	77	166
1890	<5	—	67	199
1889	<5	—	59	217
1888	<5	—	79	187
1887	<5	—	78	160
1886	<5	—	66	200
1885	<5	—	65	197
1884	<5	—	69	193
1883	<5	—	48	225
1882	<5	—	50	235
1881	<5	—	47	222
1880	<5	—	54	216