Shervin vs Sheldon

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

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Shervin

Boy name

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Name B

Sheldon

Boy name · Rank #1950

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Metric Shervin Sheldon
Current Rank Unranked #1950
Total Births (all years) 228 36,626
Peak Year 1996 1992
Peak Year Births 14 608
Peak Decade 1990ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1963 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Shervin Sheldon
1880ss — 36
1890ss — 41
1900ss — 126
1910ss — 1,037
1920ss — 3,078
1930ss — 4,296
1940ss — 4,038
1950ss — 3,804
1960ss 5 4,032
1970ss 7 3,557
1980ss 38 3,340
1990ss 77 4,837
2000ss 42 2,468
2010ss 41 1,578
2020ss 18 358

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Shervin Sheldon
2014 — 166
2015 — 140
2016 6 131
2017 5 134
2018 7 126
2019 — 110
2020 5 79
2021 8 72
2022 — 68
2023 5 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, 1963–2023.

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