Boys' name · since 1967
Sherard
537 babies named Sherard in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,564 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 537
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
537 boys have been named Sherard since 1967, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Sherard recorded 537 times among boys since 1967, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2014.
- #7,564 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 537 born since 1967
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherard ranks #7,564 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 537 born since 1967, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,564 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 537
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sherard's 537 recorded births place it above 83.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Sherard's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sherard's full recorded timeline at 1987, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1975 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sherard popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2014
- Peak year (1975)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Sherard by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (180 births, 34% of the file).
1970s was Sherard's strongest decade.
180 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Sherard births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 23
1960s
23 births
- 1970s
1970s
180 births
- 1980s
1980s
166 births
- 1990s
1990s
103 births
- 2000s 54
2000s
54 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 180 births (34% of all-time use).
How Sherard compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Sherard's total volume
Sherard by state
Where Sherard concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.9% |
6 of 537 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Sherard's data
- Sherard's decade-level peak was the 1970s (180 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Sherards (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sherard: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1967–2014 (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 Sherard 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.