Is Sheridan a boy or girl name?
Sheridan is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 20 girls and 0 boys were named Sheridan, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 66.9% of the 8,340 US babies named Sheridan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,104
- Babies named Sheridan since 1891
- 8,340
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 328 babies
Boys and girls named Sheridan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 40 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 22 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 170 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 299 | 6 | 2% |
| 1930s | 266 | 73 | 21.5% |
| 1940s | 385 | 469 | 54.9% |
| 1950s | 187 | 297 | 61.4% |
| 1960s | 192 | 267 | 58.2% |
| 1970s | 293 | 258 | 46.8% |
| 1980s | 254 | 359 | 58.6% |
| 1990s | 427 | 1,625 | 79.2% |
| 2000s | 143 | 1,757 | 92.5% |
| 2010s | 50 | 374 | 88.2% |
| 2020s | 32 | 95 | 74.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,104 |
| 2023 | 6 | #12,021 | 25 | #5,232 |
| 2022 | 15 | #6,101 | 19 | #6,426 |
| 2021 | 6 | #11,911 | 14 | #7,970 |
| 2020 | 5 | #13,733 | 17 | #6,880 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,763 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,709 | 20 | #6,204 |
| 2017 | 5 | #13,934 | 22 | #5,799 |
| 2016 | 7 | #10,565 | 36 | #4,148 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,287 |
| 2014 | 6 | #11,892 | 38 | #3,988 |
| 2013 | 8 | #9,520 | 38 | #3,993 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,260 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,657 | 50 | #3,300 |
| 2010 | 6 | #11,970 | 63 | #2,801 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,333 |
| 2008 | 7 | #10,852 | 79 | #2,437 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,506 | 119 | #1,803 |
| 2006 | 7 | #10,488 | 129 | #1,650 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,833 | 153 | #1,404 |
| 2004 | 20 | #4,387 | 192 | #1,174 |
| 2003 | 21 | #4,086 | 207 | #1,074 |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,672 | 225 | #983 |
| 2001 | 23 | #3,707 | 305 | #780 |
| 2000 | 23 | #3,624 | 264 | #842 |
| 1999 | 36 | #2,503 | 199 | #1,027 |
| 1998 | 37 | #2,386 | 188 | #1,048 |
| 1997 | 41 | #2,158 | 218 | #919 |
| 1996 | 41 | #2,107 | 202 | #956 |
| 1995 | 50 | #1,777 | 171 | #1,054 |
| 1994 | 35 | #2,299 | 172 | #1,058 |
| 1993 | 43 | #1,928 | 150 | #1,173 |
| 1992 | 46 | #1,818 | 133 | #1,287 |
| 1991 | 46 | #1,766 | 105 | #1,500 |
| 1990 | 52 | #1,611 | 87 | #1,700 |
| 1989 | 35 | #2,061 | 72 | #1,850 |
| 1988 | 31 | #2,082 | 36 | #2,925 |
| 1987 | 25 | #2,324 | 42 | #2,481 |
| 1986 | 21 | #2,591 | 41 | #2,463 |
| 1985 | 24 | #2,285 | 37 | #2,645 |
| 1984 | 17 | #2,801 | 29 | #3,054 |
| 1983 | 29 | #1,898 | 20 | #3,924 |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,954 | 30 | #3,006 |
| 1981 | 24 | #2,196 | 17 | #4,504 |
| 1980 | 32 | #1,798 | 35 | #2,697 |
| 1979 | 32 | #1,781 | 29 | #2,983 |
| 1978 | 21 | #2,264 | 21 | #3,615 |
| 1977 | 20 | #2,342 | 24 | #3,252 |
| 1976 | 26 | #1,922 | 17 | #3,933 |
| 1975 | 28 | #1,776 | 26 | #2,869 |
| 1974 | 29 | #1,689 | 24 | #2,992 |
| 1973 | 37 | #1,398 | 23 | #2,999 |
| 1972 | 29 | #1,640 | 29 | #2,508 |
| 1971 | 42 | #1,305 | 42 | #2,029 |
| 1970 | 29 | #1,609 | 23 | #3,012 |
| 1969 | 28 | #1,561 | 40 | #1,995 |
| 1968 | 24 | #1,640 | 29 | #2,286 |
| 1967 | 14 | #2,234 | 28 | #2,316 |
| 1966 | 16 | #2,031 | 21 | #2,733 |
| 1965 | 17 | #1,980 | 30 | #2,196 |
| 1964 | 16 | #2,103 | 17 | #3,220 |
| 1963 | 20 | #1,833 | 27 | #2,354 |
| 1962 | 18 | #1,950 | 24 | #2,522 |
| 1961 | 19 | #1,937 | 31 | #2,144 |
| 1960 | 20 | #1,852 | 20 | #2,811 |
| 1959 | 22 | #1,755 | 24 | #2,385 |
| 1958 | 17 | #2,010 | 27 | #2,205 |
| 1957 | 13 | #2,362 | 27 | #2,159 |
| 1956 | 13 | #2,351 | 21 | #2,521 |
| 1955 | 12 | #2,417 | 23 | #2,330 |
| 1954 | 32 | #1,357 | 28 | #2,018 |
| 1953 | 19 | #1,822 | 27 | #2,009 |
| 1952 | 16 | #1,997 | 26 | #2,011 |
| 1951 | 18 | #1,828 | 46 | #1,392 |
| 1950 | 25 | #1,495 | 48 | #1,330 |
| 1949 | 39 | #1,143 | 47 | #1,352 |
| 1948 | 34 | #1,251 | 48 | #1,344 |
| 1947 | 30 | #1,358 | 71 | #1,058 |
| 1946 | 46 | #1,015 | 62 | #1,085 |
| 1945 | 26 | #1,324 | 32 | #1,444 |
| 1944 | 32 | #1,189 | 52 | #1,088 |
| 1943 | 40 | #1,085 | 58 | #1,060 |
| 1942 | 44 | #1,022 | 44 | #1,203 |
| 1941 | 52 | #885 | 31 | #1,414 |
| 1940 | 42 | #1,004 | 24 | #1,632 |
| 1939 | 28 | #1,269 | 22 | #1,679 |
| 1938 | 44 | #961 | 17 | #2,011 |
| 1937 | 27 | #1,310 | 13 | #2,434 |
| 1936 | 33 | #1,165 | 16 | #2,013 |
| 1935 | 29 | #1,271 | 5 | #4,809 |
| 1934 | 27 | #1,318 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 19 | #1,636 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 12 | #2,303 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 21 | #1,584 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 26 | #1,461 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 25 | #1,477 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 36 | #1,208 | 6 | #4,647 |
| 1927 | 28 | #1,432 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 36 | #1,215 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 30 | #1,358 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 29 | #1,405 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 35 | #1,233 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 26 | #1,501 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 33 | #1,293 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 21 | #1,738 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 24 | #1,527 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 24 | #1,528 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 21 | #1,635 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 19 | #1,688 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 20 | #1,593 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 22 | #1,297 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 13 | #1,570 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 14 | #1,341 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 8 | #1,368 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,807 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 5 | #1,564 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,394 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,114 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,121 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 7 | #984 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 6 | #1,086 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 8 | #863 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,162 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 14 | #492 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sheridan reached #492 in 1891. As a girl name, it reached #780 in 2001. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Sheridan
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.