Unisex name · since 1947
Sherald
110 babies named Sherald in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #26,104 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 110
- born since 1947
- 1950s
- peak decade
110 girls have been named Sherald since 1947, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherald has been recorded 110 times among girls since 1947, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 1965.
- #26,104 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 110 born since 1947
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherald ranks #26,104 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 110 born since 1947, peaking in the 1950s.
- #26,104 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 110
- born since 1947
- 1950s
- peak decade
Sherald's 110 recorded births place it above 63.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sherald's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sherald's SSA record in two at 1955 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1947, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1953 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sherald popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1965
- Peak year (1953)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Sherald popularity over time - boys
40 total births recorded since 1934 (Sherald as boys' name)
Sherald by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (73 births, 66% of the file).
1950s was Sherald's strongest decade.
73 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Sherald births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 16
1940s
16 births
- 1950s
1950s
73 births
- 1960s 21
1960s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 73 births (66% of all-time use).
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What to do with Sherald's data
- Sherald's decade-level peak was the 1950s (73 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 1960s -- 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 Sherald: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~18 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, 1947–1965 (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 Sherald 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.