Boys' name · since 1970
Sheldrick
Sheldrick has 36 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1976 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,585 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 36
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sheldrick sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 36 recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheldrick has been recorded 36 times among boys since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1999.
- #24,585 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 36 born since 1970
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheldrick ranks #24,585 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 36 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.
- #24,585 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 36
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sheldrick's 36 recorded births place it above 45.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sheldrick's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sheldrick's SSA record in two at 1978 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sheldrick popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1999
- Peak year (1976)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Sheldrick by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (25 births, 69% of the file).
1970s was Sheldrick's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Sheldrick births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
25 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 25 births (69% of all-time use).
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- Sheldrick's decade-level peak was the 1970s (25 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sheldrick: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~29 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1970–1999 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sheldrick draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.