Shemar vs Sheldon

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

Name A

Shemar

Boy name · Rank #7027

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Name B

Sheldon

Boy name · Rank #1940

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Metric Shemar Sheldon
Current Rank #7027 #1940
Total Births (all years) 2,376 36,676
Peak Year 2001 1992
Peak Year Births 335 608
Peak Decade 2000s 1990s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1994 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Shemar Sheldon
1880s - 36
1890s - 41
1900s - 126
1910s - 1,037
1920s - 3,078
1930s - 4,296
1940s - 4,038
1950s - 3,804
1960s - 4,032
1970s - 3,557
1980s - 3,340
1990s 659 4,837
2000s 1,218 2,469
2010s 389 1,579
2020s 110 406

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shemar Sheldon
2014 44 166
2015 48 140
2016 30 131
2017 35 134
2018 36 126
2019 18 110
2020 30 79
2021 27 72
2022 15 68
2023 16 60
2024 12 81
2025 10 46

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, 1994–2025.

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