Sheriff vs Sherman

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

Name A

Sheriff

Boy name

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Name B

Sherman

Boy name · Rank #4701

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Metric Sheriff Sherman
Current Rank Unranked #4701
Total Births (all years) 102 39,190
Peak Year 1986 1950
Peak Year Births 8 635
Peak Decade 2000ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1986 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Sheriff 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 — 3,280
1980ss 8 2,248
1990ss 10 1,351
2000ss 46 715
2010ss 27 416
2020ss 11 158

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sheriff Sherman
2014 — 39
2015 — 42
2016 — 47
2017 — 47
2018 — 36
2019 6 36
2020 — 34
2021 — 33
2022 6 32
2023 5 19
2024 — 21
2025 — 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, 1986–2023.

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