Sheffield vs Sherman

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

Name A

Sheffield

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Name B

Sherman

Boy name · Rank #4690

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Metric Sheffield Sherman
Current Rank Unranked #4690
Total Births (all years) 77 39,173
Peak Year 1919 1950
Peak Year Births 10 635
Peak Decade 1920ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Sheffield Sherman
1880ss — 615
1890ss — 766
1900ss — 838
1910ss 18 3,372
1920ss 20 5,059
1930ss — 4,833
1940ss 12 5,456
1950ss 5 5,787
1960ss 10 4,296
1970ss — 3,282
1980ss — 2,248
1990ss — 1,351
2000ss — 715
2010ss 12 416
2020ss — 139

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sheffield Sherman
2014 — 39
2015 6 42
2016 — 47
2017 — 47
2018 6 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, 1914–2018.

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