Shemuel vs Sherman

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

Name A

Shemuel

Boy name · Rank #12920

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Name B

Sherman

Boy name · Rank #4690

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Metric Shemuel Sherman
Current Rank #12920 #4690
Total Births (all years) 127 39,173
Peak Year 2014 1950
Peak Year Births 11 635
Peak Decade 2010ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1993 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Shemuel Sherman
1880ss — 615
1890ss — 766
1900ss — 838
1910ss — 3,372
1920ss — 5,059
1930ss — 4,833
1940ss — 5,456
1950ss — 5,787
1960ss — 4,296
1970ss — 3,282
1980ss — 2,248
1990ss 19 1,351
2000ss 23 715
2010ss 60 416
2020ss 25 139

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shemuel Sherman
2014 11 39
2015 9 42
2016 8 47
2017 6 47
2018 5 36
2019 8 36
2020 — 34
2021 8 33
2022 7 32
2023 5 19
2024 5 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, 1993–2024.

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