Sherard vs Sheldon

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

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Sherard

Boy name

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Name B

Sheldon

Boy name · Rank #1950

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Metric Sherard Sheldon
Current Rank Unranked #1950
Total Births (all years) 537 36,626
Peak Year 1975 1992
Peak Year Births 24 608
Peak Decade 1970ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1967 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Sherard Sheldon
1880ss — 36
1890ss — 41
1900ss — 126
1910ss — 1,037
1920ss — 3,078
1930ss — 4,296
1940ss — 4,038
1950ss — 3,804
1960ss 23 4,032
1970ss 180 3,557
1980ss 166 3,340
1990ss 103 4,837
2000ss 54 2,468
2010ss 11 1,578
2020ss — 358

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sherard Sheldon
2014 5 166
2015 — 140
2016 — 131
2017 — 134
2018 — 126
2019 — 110
2020 — 79
2021 — 72
2022 — 68
2023 — 59
2024 — 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, 1967–2014.

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