Girls' name · since 1939
Sherian
Since 1939, U.S. Social Security records show 849 babies named Sherian, peaking in 1946. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,422 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 849
- born since 1939
- 1940s
- peak decade
Sherian sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 849 recorded since 1939.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherian has been recorded 849 times among girls since 1939, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 1985.
- #8,422 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 849 born since 1939
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherian ranks #8,422 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 849 born since 1939, peaking in the 1940s.
- #8,422 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 849
- born since 1939
- 1940s
- peak decade
Sherian's 849 recorded births place it above 88.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Sherian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sherian's full recorded timeline at 1957, 24% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 76% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1946 peak of 56 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sherian popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1985
- Peak year (1946)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Sherian by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (395 births, 47% of the file).
1940s was Sherian's strongest decade.
395 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Sherian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 13
1930s
13 births
- 1940s
1940s
395 births
- 1950s
1950s
305 births
- 1960s 89
1960s
89 births
- 1970s 42
1970s
42 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 395 births (47% of all-time use).
How Sherian compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sherian's total volume
Sherian by state
Where Sherian concentrates geographically, total births since 1939
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 88 | 10.4% |
| #2 | California | | 29 | 3.4% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 17 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 7 | 0.8% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 7 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 7 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
88 of 849 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Sherian's data
- Sherian's decade-level peak was the 1940s (395 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Sherians (88 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Sherian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1946)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1939–1985 (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 Sherian 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.