Recorded 1937–1991 Girls' name Peak 1947 567 births

Sheran — girls' name

567 babies named Sheran in U.S. Social Security records since 1937, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s161940s2831950s1621960s731970s281990s5

The verdict

567 girls have been named Sheran since 1937, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1991.

567
total births
1937–1991
years on record
1940s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Sheran was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

47 babies were named Sheran in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sheran

The Social Security Administration has registered 567 babies named Sheran between 1937 and 1991, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sheran currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 47 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sheran performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 283 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sheran shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 29 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Sheran in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sheran 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 567 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.

Sheran at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

567

Since 1937

55 years of records

Peak year

1947

47 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1937

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 1991

Sheran popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1937

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1947)
47
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
01020304050 199119701965195919541949194419391937 6

Sheran by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
283 births that decade — 50% of Sheran's all-time total
1930s161940s2831950s1621960s731970s281990s5

Sheran by state

Where Sheran concentrates geographically — total births since 1937

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Sheran
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
29 5.1%
#2 Pennsylvania
14 2.5%
#3 California
5 0.9%
Texas share of Sheran's total US births 5.1%
Even split

29 of 567 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sheran?
567 babies have been named Sheran since 1937. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1947 with 47 births.
When was Sheran most popular?
Sheran was most popular in the 1940s decade with 283 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
Where is Sheran most popular?
The top states for the name Sheran are Texas (29 births), Pennsylvania (14 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Sheran been used?
Sheran has been recorded in Social Security data since 1937, spanning 55 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Sheran?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sheila, Sherry, Shelby, Shelly, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1937–1991 (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.