Is Sherman a boy or girl name?
Sherman is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 21 boys were named Sherman, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 39,376 US babies named Sherman were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,840
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Sherman since 1880
- 39,376
- Most popular year
- 1951
- 644 babies
Boys and girls named Sherman, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 615 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 766 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 838 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 3,372 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 1920s | 5,059 | 22 | 0.4% |
| 1930s | 4,833 | 23 | 0.5% |
| 1940s | 5,456 | 15 | 0.3% |
| 1950s | 5,787 | 64 | 1.1% |
| 1960s | 4,296 | 26 | 0.6% |
| 1970s | 3,282 | 22 | 0.7% |
| 1980s | 2,248 | 26 | 1.1% |
| 1990s | 1,351 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 715 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 416 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 139 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21 | #4,840 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 19 | #5,212 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 32 | #3,599 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 33 | #3,483 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 34 | #3,333 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 36 | #3,246 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 36 | #3,225 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 47 | #2,667 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 47 | #2,655 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 42 | #2,851 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 39 | #2,975 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 40 | #2,884 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 46 | #2,671 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 40 | #2,947 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 43 | #2,817 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 50 | #2,550 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 60 | #2,233 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 55 | #2,361 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 72 | #1,888 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 70 | #1,852 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 66 | #1,877 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 75 | #1,666 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 70 | #1,692 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 89 | #1,412 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 108 | #1,239 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 80 | #1,454 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 103 | #1,204 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 124 | #1,038 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 116 | #1,058 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 114 | #1,051 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 148 | #896 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 144 | #892 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 175 | #794 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 183 | #757 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 164 | #796 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 195 | #705 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 170 | #724 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 172 | #694 | 5 | #12,962 |
| 1986 | 189 | #651 | 7 | #9,403 |
| 1985 | 196 | #629 | 7 | #9,143 |
| 1984 | 216 | #579 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 251 | #526 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 271 | #517 | 7 | #9,058 |
| 1981 | 285 | #498 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 303 | #484 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 286 | #492 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 312 | #453 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 302 | #462 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 291 | #459 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 334 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 327 | #438 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 291 | #458 | 6 | #8,249 |
| 1972 | 369 | #410 | 5 | #9,391 |
| 1971 | 383 | #412 | 6 | #8,158 |
| 1970 | 387 | #414 | 5 | #9,107 |
| 1969 | 383 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 351 | #411 | 6 | #6,891 |
| 1967 | 370 | #396 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 336 | #413 | 8 | #5,210 |
| 1965 | 407 | #387 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 446 | #373 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 450 | #376 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 492 | #357 | 5 | #7,421 |
| 1961 | 498 | #356 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 563 | #325 | 7 | #5,623 |
| 1959 | 511 | #344 | 11 | #3,997 |
| 1958 | 599 | #310 | 5 | #6,888 |
| 1957 | 514 | #336 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 533 | #323 | 8 | #4,778 |
| 1955 | 590 | #298 | 10 | #4,017 |
| 1954 | 555 | #307 | 10 | #3,929 |
| 1953 | 605 | #286 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 611 | #279 | 10 | #3,759 |
| 1951 | 634 | #269 | 10 | #3,682 |
| 1950 | 635 | #260 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 558 | #287 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 595 | #274 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 577 | #287 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 519 | #283 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 511 | #257 | 5 | #5,160 |
| 1944 | 512 | #260 | 5 | #5,156 |
| 1943 | 541 | #261 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 552 | #244 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 559 | #230 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 532 | #232 | 5 | #4,944 |
| 1939 | 546 | #221 | 5 | #4,867 |
| 1938 | 521 | #230 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 543 | #220 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 485 | #233 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 511 | #229 | 8 | #3,388 |
| 1934 | 437 | #258 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 442 | #248 | 5 | #4,776 |
| 1932 | 432 | #261 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 443 | #257 | 5 | #4,881 |
| 1930 | 473 | #257 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 503 | #245 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 511 | #247 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 524 | #246 | 6 | #4,731 |
| 1926 | 473 | #258 | 6 | #4,771 |
| 1925 | 499 | #255 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 527 | #251 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 507 | #249 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 540 | #243 | 5 | #5,680 |
| 1921 | 487 | #257 | 5 | #5,757 |
| 1920 | 488 | #248 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 463 | #246 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 503 | #239 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 466 | #234 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 463 | #229 | 5 | #5,060 |
| 1915 | 425 | #233 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 320 | #237 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 284 | #221 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 218 | #237 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 123 | #231 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 107 | #226 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 115 | #192 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 118 | #183 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 74 | #241 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 71 | #233 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 72 | #231 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 81 | #205 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 70 | #215 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 78 | #203 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 64 | #212 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 95 | #201 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 65 | #204 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 74 | #203 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 61 | #215 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 100 | #162 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 75 | #196 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 100 | #154 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 71 | #203 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 76 | #200 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 77 | #169 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 67 | #199 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 59 | #218 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 79 | #189 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 78 | #162 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 66 | #204 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 65 | #198 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 69 | #195 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 48 | #228 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 50 | #237 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 47 | #223 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 54 | #219 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sherman reached #154 in 1894. As a girl name, it reached #3,388 in 1935. 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 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Sherman
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.