Recorded 1914–2018 Boys' name Peak 1919 77 births

Sheffield — boys' name

77 babies named Sheffield in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s181920s201940s121950s51960s102010s12
1920s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Sheffield was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

10 babies were named Sheffield in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sheffield

The Social Security Administration has registered 77 babies named Sheffield between 1914 and 2018, spanning 105 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sheffield currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sheffield performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sheffield shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sheffield 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 77 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.

Sheffield at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

77

Since 1914

105 years of records

Peak year

1919

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1914

Recorded for 105 years

Last year on file: 2018

Sheffield popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1914

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1919)
10
Annual births at peak — across 105 years of records
4681012 201820151968196319501948194719271926192519191914 8

Sheffield by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
20 births that decade — 26% of Sheffield's all-time total
1910s181920s201940s121950s51960s102010s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sheffield?
77 babies have been named Sheffield since 1914. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1919 with 10 births.
When was Sheffield most popular?
Sheffield was most popular in the 1920s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Sheffield been used?
Sheffield has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 105 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Sheffield?
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.

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, 1914–2018 (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.