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 #4701

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Metric Shed Sherman
Current Rank Unranked #4701
Total Births (all years) 87 39,190
Peak Year 1914 1950
Peak Year Births 8 635
Peak Decade 1930s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1883 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Shed Sherman
1880s 15 615
1890s - 766
1900s 5 838
1910s 22 3,372
1920s 17 5,059
1930s 23 4,833
1940s - 5,456
1950s 5 5,787
1960s - 4,296
1970s - 3,280
1980s - 2,248
1990s - 1,351
2000s - 715
2010s - 416
2020s - 158

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
2025 - 19

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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