Unisex name · since 1980
Sher
Sher has 177 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,720 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,445 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 177
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
177 babies have been named Sher since 1980, making it today's #8445 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Sher recorded 177 times among boys since 1980, holding rank #8445 nationally today, ahead of 39% of boys, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #13,720 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,445 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 177 born since 1980
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sher ranks #13,720 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,445 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 177 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.
- #13,720 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,445 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 177
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sher's 177 recorded births place it above 69.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Sher compares
177 36th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sher's all-time total is 52% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sher | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 177 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sher's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sher's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sher popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Sher popularity over time - girls
124 total births recorded since 1953 (Sher as girls' name)
Sher by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (59 births, 33% of the file).
1980s was Sher's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Sher births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
59 births
- 1990s
1990s
46 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
- 2020s
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 59 births (33% of all-time use).
Sher by state
Where Sher concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 27 | 15.3% |
27 of 177 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sher's data
- Sher's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (59 total births) through the 2020s (45) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Shers (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sher: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Sher 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.