Shed vs Sherman

Side-by-side comparison of Shed and Sherman — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Shed

Boy name

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Name B

Sherman

Boy name · Rank #4690

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Metric Shed Sherman
Current Rank Unranked #4690
Total Births (all years) 87 39,173
Peak Year 1914 1950
Peak Year Births 8 635
Peak Decade 1930ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1883 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Shed Sherman
1880ss 15 615
1890ss — 766
1900ss 5 838
1910ss 22 3,372
1920ss 17 5,059
1930ss 23 4,833
1940ss — 5,456
1950ss 5 5,787
1960ss — 4,296
1970ss — 3,282
1980ss — 2,248
1990ss — 1,351
2000ss — 715
2010ss — 416
2020ss — 139

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shed Sherman
2014 — 39
2015 — 42
2016 — 47
2017 — 47
2018 — 36
2019 — 36
2020 — 34
2021 — 33
2022 — 32
2023 — 19
2024 — 21

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1883–1958.

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