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 #6999

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Name B

Sheldon

Boy name · Rank #1950

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Metric Shemar Sheldon
Current Rank #6999 #1950
Total Births (all years) 2,366 36,626
Peak Year 2001 1992
Peak Year Births 335 608
Peak Decade 2000ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1994 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Shemar Sheldon
1880ss — 36
1890ss — 41
1900ss — 126
1910ss — 1,037
1920ss — 3,078
1930ss — 4,296
1940ss — 4,038
1950ss — 3,804
1960ss — 4,032
1970ss — 3,557
1980ss — 3,340
1990ss 659 4,837
2000ss 1,218 2,468
2010ss 389 1,578
2020ss 100 358

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 59
2024 12 80

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, 1994–2024.

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