Shermon vs Sheldon

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

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Shermon

Boy name

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Name B

Sheldon

Boy name · Rank #1950

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Metric Shermon Sheldon
Current Rank Unranked #1950
Total Births (all years) 370 36,626
Peak Year 1947 1992
Peak Year Births 14 608
Peak Decade 1930ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Shermon Sheldon
1880ss — 36
1890ss — 41
1900ss — 126
1910ss 33 1,037
1920ss 74 3,078
1930ss 75 4,296
1940ss 59 4,038
1950ss 36 3,804
1960ss 17 4,032
1970ss 35 3,557
1980ss 36 3,340
1990ss — 4,837
2000ss 5 2,468
2010ss — 1,578
2020ss — 358

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shermon Sheldon
2014 — 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, 1915–2007.

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