Is Sherwood a boy or girl name?
Sherwood was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 5,681 US babies named Sherwood were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #9,708
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Sherwood since 1891
- 5,681
- Most popular year
- 1938
- 120 babies
Boys and girls named Sherwood, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 23 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 49 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 620 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,010 | 6 | 0.6% |
| 1930s | 946 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 986 | 5 | 0.5% |
| 1950s | 859 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 464 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 286 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 157 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 120 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 56 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 58 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 36 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #9,708 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 6 | #12,023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 8 | #9,699 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #11,912 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 8 | #9,417 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #11,920 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 10 | #8,065 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #13,938 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,699 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #13,739 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #10,549 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #13,754 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #12,052 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #13,941 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #12,248 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #14,290 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #14,075 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 7 | #10,490 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,795 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #8,504 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #10,361 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 11 | #6,244 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,982 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #9,469 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 14 | #4,639 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,478 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,849 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,812 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,417 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,537 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 14 | #4,188 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 17 | #3,581 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 21 | #2,982 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 12 | #4,126 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,899 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 16 | #3,108 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 16 | #3,056 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 20 | #2,517 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,775 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,955 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,387 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 17 | #2,813 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 21 | #2,363 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 24 | #2,061 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 31 | #1,738 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 28 | #1,816 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 19 | #2,351 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 22 | #2,042 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 30 | #1,607 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 36 | #1,438 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 33 | #1,522 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 42 | #1,293 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 34 | #1,395 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 39 | #1,232 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 37 | #1,248 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 45 | #1,113 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 47 | #1,087 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 49 | #1,091 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 58 | #1,003 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 53 | #1,054 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 46 | #1,173 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 56 | #1,032 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 79 | #860 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 84 | #822 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 94 | #777 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 94 | #761 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 72 | #873 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 84 | #785 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 84 | #778 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 89 | #750 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 91 | #730 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 88 | #735 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 88 | #737 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 79 | #765 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 109 | #661 | 5 | #6,009 |
| 1946 | 96 | #662 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 73 | #717 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 101 | #613 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 106 | #614 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 101 | #636 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 115 | #562 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 118 | #542 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 87 | #635 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 120 | #534 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 83 | #654 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 103 | #571 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 93 | #604 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 92 | #629 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 101 | #575 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 88 | #650 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 90 | #628 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 89 | #661 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 99 | #608 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 117 | #570 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 98 | #642 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 109 | #604 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 111 | #599 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 105 | #625 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 91 | #673 | 6 | #4,896 |
| 1922 | 91 | #685 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 92 | #676 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 97 | #643 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 92 | #636 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 84 | #683 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 88 | #635 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 77 | #679 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 86 | #627 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 66 | #628 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 51 | #628 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 34 | #750 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 22 | #687 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 20 | #672 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 9 | #1,075 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 11 | #870 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 10 | #847 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 7 | #1,076 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,185 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,122 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 6 | #1,103 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 7 | #929 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,249 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 5 | #1,104 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sherwood reached #534 in 1938. As a girl name, it reached #4,896 in 1923. 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 1930s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Sherwood
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.