Shemar vs Sherman

Side-by-side comparison of Shemar and Sherman - 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

Sherman

Boy name · Rank #4701

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Metric Shemar Sherman
Current Rank #7027 #4701
Total Births (all years) 2,376 39,190
Peak Year 2001 1950
Peak Year Births 335 635
Peak Decade 2000s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1994 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Shemar Sherman
1880s - 615
1890s - 766
1900s - 838
1910s - 3,372
1920s - 5,059
1930s - 4,833
1940s - 5,456
1950s - 5,787
1960s - 4,296
1970s - 3,280
1980s - 2,248
1990s 659 1,351
2000s 1,218 715
2010s 389 416
2020s 110 158

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shemar Sherman
2014 44 39
2015 48 42
2016 30 47
2017 35 47
2018 36 36
2019 18 36
2020 30 34
2021 27 33
2022 15 32
2023 16 19
2024 12 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, 1994–2025.

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