Sherman Name Popularity

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How popular is Sherman?

In 2018 the rare name Sherman, ranked the 3,208th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Sherman is currently less popular.

Position 154, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1894.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1950 with 635 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Sherman in any given year was 36 in 2018.

Sherman, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1897-1900, 1905-1908, and 1909-1915, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1981-1985, 1991-1995, 1996-1999, and 2005-2010.

The popularity trend for Sherman has steadily decreased for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Sherman has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Sherman?

Sherman's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Sherman is very unique and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Sherman has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Sherman (Girl)		Sherman (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	36	3,208
2017		< 5	--	47	2,661
2016		< 5	--	47	2,649
2015		< 5	--	42	2,846
2014		< 5	--	39	2,971
2013		< 5	--	40	2,880
2012		< 5	--	46	2,671
2011		< 5	--	40	2,946
2010		< 5	--	43	2,815
2009		< 5	--	50	2,550
2008		< 5	--	60	2,232
2007		< 5	--	55	2,357
2006		< 5	--	72	1,886
2005		< 5	--	70	1,851
2004		< 5	--	66	1,876
2003		< 5	--	75	1,665
2002		< 5	--	70	1,691
2001		< 5	--	89	1,412
2000		< 5	--	108	1,239
1999		< 5	--	80	1,453
1998		< 5	--	103	1,204
1997		< 5	--	124	1,037
1996		< 5	--	116	1,057
1995		< 5	--	114	1,051
1994		< 5	--	148	896
1993		< 5	--	144	891
1992		< 5	--	175	794
1991		< 5	--	183	757
1990		< 5	--	164	794
1989		< 5	--	195	704
1988		< 5	--	170	722
1987		5	12,953	172	694
1986		7	9,400	189	651
1985		7	9,141	196	628
1984		< 5	--	216	578
1983		< 5	--	251	527
1982		7	9,051	271	517
1981		< 5	--	283	500
1980		< 5	--	304	483
1979		< 5	--	286	493
1978		< 5	--	312	453
1977		< 5	--	302	462
1976		< 5	--	291	459
1975		< 5	--	334	431
1974		< 5	--	328	438
1973		6	8,242	292	458
1972		5	9,388	370	410
1971		6	8,155	382	412
1970		5	9,104	387	414
1969		< 5	--	383	408
1968		6	6,889	351	411
1967		< 5	--	370	397
1966		8	5,206	336	413
1965		< 5	--	407	386
1964		< 5	--	447	372
1963		< 5	--	449	376
1962		5	7,421	493	356
1961		< 5	--	495	357
1960		7	5,622	563	325
1959		11	3,995	510	343
1958		5	6,886	600	309
1957		< 5	--	514	336
1956		8	4,776	533	323
1955		10	4,017	591	297
1954		10	3,927	556	307
1953		< 5	--	605	286
1952		10	3,759	610	279
1951		10	3,681	634	269
1950		< 5	--	635	260
1949		< 5	--	558	287
1948		< 5	--	595	274
1947		< 5	--	576	287
1946		< 5	--	519	283
1945		5	5,159	512	255
1944		5	5,157	511	260
1943		< 5	--	540	262
1942		< 5	--	553	244
1941		< 5	--	557	231
1940		5	4,942	532	232
1939		5	4,869	546	221
1938		< 5	--	521	230
1937		< 5	--	543	220
1936		< 5	--	485	233
1935		8	3,387	510	229
1934		< 5	--	438	258
1933		5	4,777	442	248
1932		< 5	--	432	261
1931		5	4,881	442	257
1930		< 5	--	473	257
1929		< 5	--	504	245
1928		< 5	--	511	247
1927		6	4,730	524	246
1926		6	4,772	473	258
1925		< 5	--	499	255
1924		< 5	--	527	251
1923		< 5	--	506	250
1922		5	5,680	541	243
1921		5	5,757	487	257
1920		< 5	--	488	248
1919		< 5	--	463	246
1918		< 5	--	503	239
1917		< 5	--	466	234
1916		5	5,061	463	229
1915		< 5	--	425	233
1914		< 5	--	320	237
1913		< 5	--	284	221
1912		< 5	--	218	237
1911		< 5	--	123	231
1910		< 5	--	107	226
1909		< 5	--	115	192
1908		< 5	--	118	183
1907		< 5	--	74	241
1906		< 5	--	71	233
1905		< 5	--	72	231
1904		< 5	--	81	205
1903		< 5	--	70	215
1902		< 5	--	78	203
1901		< 5	--	64	212
1900		< 5	--	95	201
1899		< 5	--	65	204
1898		< 5	--	74	203
1897		< 5	--	61	215
1896		< 5	--	100	162
1895		< 5	--	75	196
1894		< 5	--	100	154
1893		< 5	--	71	203
1892		< 5	--	76	200
1891		< 5	--	77	169
1890		< 5	--	67	199
1889		< 5	--	59	218
1888		< 5	--	79	189
1887		< 5	--	78	162
1886		< 5	--	66	204
1885		< 5	--	65	198
1884		< 5	--	69	195
1883		< 5	--	48	228
1882		< 5	--	50	237
1881		< 5	--	47	223
1880		< 5	--	54	219

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.