Sheriff vs Sheldon

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

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Sheriff

Boy name

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Name B

Sheldon

Boy name · Rank #1940

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Metric Sheriff Sheldon
Current Rank Unranked #1940
Total Births (all years) 102 36,676
Peak Year 1986 1992
Peak Year Births 8 608
Peak Decade 2000ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1986 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Sheriff 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 8 3,340
1990ss 10 4,837
2000ss 46 2,469
2010ss 27 1,579
2020ss 11 406

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sheriff Sheldon
2014 — 166
2015 — 140
2016 — 131
2017 — 134
2018 — 126
2019 6 110
2020 — 79
2021 — 72
2022 6 68
2023 5 60
2024 — 81
2025 — 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, 1986–2023.

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