Recorded 1942–2003 Boys' name Peak 1976 181 births

Sheddrick — boys' name

181 babies named Sheddrick in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51970s961980s411990s252000s14

The verdict

181 boys have been named Sheddrick since 1942, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2003.

181
total births
1942–2003
years on record
1970s
peak decade
53%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Sheddrick was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

14 babies were named Sheddrick in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sheddrick

The Social Security Administration has registered 181 babies named Sheddrick between 1942 and 2003, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sheddrick currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sheddrick performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 96 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sheddrick shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Alabama and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Sheddrick in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sheddrick in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 181 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sheddrick at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

181

Since 1942

62 years of records

Peak year

1976

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1942

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 2003

Sheddrick popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1942

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1976)
14
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
46810121416 200319931989198419801977197419711942 5

Sheddrick by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
96 births that decade — 53% of Sheddrick's all-time total
1940s51970s961980s411990s252000s14

Sheddrick by state

Where Sheddrick concentrates geographically — total births since 1942

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Sheddrick
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
6 3.3%
#2 Alabama
5 2.8%
#3 Georgia
5 2.8%
Florida share of Sheddrick's total US births 3.3%
Even split

6 of 181 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sheddrick?
181 babies have been named Sheddrick since 1942. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1976 with 14 births.
When was Sheddrick most popular?
Sheddrick was most popular in the 1970s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
Where is Sheddrick most popular?
The top states for the name Sheddrick are Florida (6 births), Alabama (5 births), Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Sheddrick been used?
Sheddrick has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 62 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Sheddrick?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sherman, Sheldon, Shelby, Shelton, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1942–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.