Shem vs Sherman

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

Name A

Shem

Boy name · Rank #6540

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Name B

Sherman

Boy name · Rank #4701

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Metric Shem Sherman
Current Rank #6540 #4701
Total Births (all years) 750 39,190
Peak Year 1976 1950
Peak Year Births 23 635
Peak Decade 1970s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1954 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Shem Sherman
1880s - 615
1890s - 766
1900s - 838
1910s - 3,372
1920s - 5,059
1930s - 4,833
1940s - 5,456
1950s 5 5,787
1960s 36 4,296
1970s 156 3,280
1980s 123 2,248
1990s 110 1,351
2000s 113 715
2010s 130 416
2020s 77 158

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shem Sherman
2014 16 39
2015 17 42
2016 11 47
2017 16 47
2018 17 36
2019 16 36
2020 12 34
2021 13 33
2022 17 32
2023 12 19
2024 13 21
2025 10 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, 1954–2025.

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