Sheridan
Sheridan is given to both girls and boys: 24 girls and 8 boys were given it in 2025 (#5,374 among girls’ names and #9,575 among boys’, #7,706 among all names counting both); 8,372 Americans have been recorded with it since 1891 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 6,790 Americans named Sheridan and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (81% of everyone recorded); the median is 30 years old and half are between 24 and 47.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Sheridan by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Sheridan mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Sheridan is “a female given name transferred from the surname, of uncommon modern usage.”
Also “a male given name transferred from the surname.”
As a surname, from Irish Ó Sirideáin.
/ˈʃɛɹɪdən/
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Sheridan?
#5,374 among girls’ names, 2025
Sheridan fell from #4,287 in 2015 to #5,374 in 2025 among girls’ names; its share of girls born fell from 19.0 to 14.9 per million.
328 babies in 2001, the peak
Sheridan peaked in 2001, when 328 babies were given it (305 girls, #780 among girls’ names). The 32 births of 2025 (girls and boys) are 10% of that peak.
Births by sex.
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #5,374 | 8 | #9,575 |
| 2024 | 20 | #6,125 | under 5 | |
| 2023 | 25 | #5,231 | 6 | #12,026 |
| 2022 | 19 | #6,427 | 15 | #6,099 |
| 2021 | 14 | #7,968 | 6 | #11,913 |
| 2020 | 17 | #6,881 | 5 | #13,731 |
| 2019 | 22 | #5,763 | under 5 | |
| 2018 | 20 | #6,200 | 9 | #8,707 |
| 2017 | 22 | #5,796 | 5 | #13,932 |
| 2016 | 36 | #4,147 | 7 | #10,562 |
Every recorded year (125)
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 34 | #4,287 | under 5 | |
| 2014 | 38 | #3,987 | 6 | #11,888 |
| 2013 | 38 | #3,991 | 8 | #9,516 |
| 2012 | 51 | #3,261 | under 5 | |
| 2011 | 50 | #3,299 | 9 | #8,651 |
| 2010 | 63 | #2,799 | 6 | #11,964 |
| 2009 | 84 | #2,335 | under 5 | |
| 2008 | 79 | #2,437 | 7 | #10,845 |
| 2007 | 119 | #1,803 | 11 | #7,502 |
| 2006 | 129 | #1,650 | 7 | #10,484 |
| 2005 | 153 | #1,404 | 14 | #5,827 |
| 2004 | 192 | #1,173 | 20 | #4,384 |
| 2003 | 207 | #1,073 | 21 | #4,081 |
| 2002 | 225 | #982 | 17 | #4,666 |
| 2001 | 305 | #780 | 23 | #3,702 |
| 2000 | 264 | #842 | 23 | #3,618 |
| 1999 | 199 | #1,025 | 36 | #2,499 |
| 1998 | 188 | #1,047 | 37 | #2,383 |
| 1997 | 218 | #918 | 41 | #2,155 |
| 1996 | 202 | #955 | 41 | #2,102 |
| 1995 | 171 | #1,051 | 50 | #1,772 |
| 1994 | 172 | #1,056 | 35 | #2,294 |
| 1993 | 150 | #1,171 | 43 | #1,923 |
| 1992 | 133 | #1,284 | 46 | #1,813 |
| 1991 | 105 | #1,495 | 46 | #1,760 |
| 1990 | 87 | #1,696 | 52 | #1,606 |
| 1989 | 72 | #1,845 | 35 | #2,057 |
| 1988 | 36 | #2,920 | 31 | #2,077 |
| 1987 | 42 | #2,480 | 25 | #2,320 |
| 1986 | 41 | #2,462 | 21 | #2,588 |
| 1985 | 37 | #2,644 | 24 | #2,283 |
| 1984 | 29 | #3,053 | 17 | #2,800 |
| 1983 | 20 | #3,924 | 29 | #1,897 |
| 1982 | 30 | #3,006 | 16 | #2,954 |
| 1981 | 17 | #4,504 | 24 | #2,194 |
| 1980 | 35 | #2,695 | 32 | #1,799 |
| 1979 | 29 | #2,983 | 32 | #1,780 |
| 1978 | 21 | #3,615 | 21 | #2,264 |
| 1977 | 24 | #3,250 | 20 | #2,342 |
| 1976 | 17 | #3,932 | 26 | #1,921 |
| 1975 | 26 | #2,869 | 28 | #1,775 |
| 1974 | 24 | #2,992 | 29 | #1,689 |
| 1973 | 23 | #2,999 | 37 | #1,398 |
| 1972 | 29 | #2,508 | 29 | #1,640 |
| 1971 | 42 | #2,029 | 42 | #1,305 |
| 1970 | 23 | #3,012 | 29 | #1,608 |
| 1969 | 40 | #1,995 | 28 | #1,561 |
| 1968 | 29 | #2,286 | 24 | #1,639 |
| 1967 | 28 | #2,316 | 14 | #2,233 |
| 1966 | 21 | #2,732 | 16 | #2,030 |
| 1965 | 30 | #2,196 | 17 | #1,979 |
| 1964 | 17 | #3,219 | 16 | #2,102 |
| 1963 | 27 | #2,352 | 20 | #1,832 |
| 1962 | 24 | #2,521 | 18 | #1,949 |
| 1961 | 31 | #2,142 | 19 | #1,936 |
| 1960 | 20 | #2,809 | 20 | #1,851 |
| 1959 | 24 | #2,385 | 22 | #1,753 |
| 1958 | 27 | #2,204 | 17 | #2,009 |
| 1957 | 27 | #2,159 | 13 | #2,361 |
| 1956 | 21 | #2,520 | 13 | #2,351 |
| 1955 | 23 | #2,329 | 12 | #2,416 |
| 1954 | 28 | #2,017 | 32 | #1,356 |
| 1953 | 27 | #2,008 | 19 | #1,821 |
| 1952 | 26 | #2,010 | 16 | #1,997 |
| 1951 | 46 | #1,391 | 18 | #1,827 |
| 1950 | 48 | #1,329 | 25 | #1,493 |
| 1949 | 47 | #1,351 | 39 | #1,142 |
| 1948 | 48 | #1,343 | 34 | #1,250 |
| 1947 | 71 | #1,056 | 30 | #1,357 |
| 1946 | 62 | #1,084 | 46 | #1,015 |
| 1945 | 32 | #1,443 | 26 | #1,323 |
| 1944 | 52 | #1,087 | 32 | #1,189 |
| 1943 | 58 | #1,060 | 40 | #1,085 |
| 1942 | 44 | #1,203 | 44 | #1,022 |
| 1941 | 31 | #1,414 | 52 | #885 |
| 1940 | 24 | #1,632 | 42 | #1,004 |
| 1939 | 22 | #1,679 | 28 | #1,269 |
| 1938 | 17 | #2,011 | 44 | #961 |
| 1937 | 13 | #2,434 | 27 | #1,310 |
| 1936 | 16 | #2,013 | 33 | #1,166 |
| 1935 | 5 | #4,807 | 29 | #1,272 |
| 1934 | under 5 | 27 | #1,318 | |
| 1933 | under 5 | 19 | #1,636 | |
| 1932 | under 5 | 12 | #2,303 | |
| 1931 | under 5 | 21 | #1,584 | |
| 1930 | under 5 | 26 | #1,461 | |
| 1929 | under 5 | 25 | #1,477 | |
| 1928 | 6 | #4,645 | 36 | #1,208 |
| 1927 | under 5 | 28 | #1,431 | |
| 1926 | under 5 | 36 | #1,215 | |
| 1925 | under 5 | 30 | #1,358 | |
| 1924 | under 5 | 29 | #1,405 | |
| 1923 | under 5 | 35 | #1,233 | |
| 1922 | under 5 | 26 | #1,501 | |
| 1921 | under 5 | 33 | #1,293 | |
| 1920 | under 5 | 21 | #1,738 | |
| 1919 | under 5 | 24 | #1,526 | |
| 1918 | under 5 | 24 | #1,527 | |
| 1917 | under 5 | 21 | #1,634 | |
| 1916 | under 5 | 19 | #1,687 | |
| 1915 | under 5 | 20 | #1,592 | |
| 1914 | under 5 | 22 | #1,297 | |
| 1913 | under 5 | 13 | #1,569 | |
| 1912 | under 5 | 14 | #1,340 | |
| 1911 | under 5 | 8 | #1,367 | |
| 1910 | under 5 | 5 | #1,806 | |
| 1908 | under 5 | 5 | #1,562 | |
| 1906 | under 5 | 5 | #1,393 | |
| 1903 | under 5 | 6 | #1,114 | |
| 1902 | under 5 | 6 | #1,120 | |
| 1898 | under 5 | 7 | #983 | |
| 1896 | under 5 | 6 | #1,085 | |
| 1895 | under 5 | 8 | #862 | |
| 1893 | under 5 | 5 | #1,161 | |
| 1891 | under 5 | 14 | #492 |
Ranks: girls’ names and boys’ names ranked separately in each year’s SSA file; “under 5” is a year SSA did not list the name for that sex.
Is Sheridan a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Of the 8,372 Americans recorded as Sheridan, 67% are girls and 33% boys.
Years with fewer than 20 babies given the name are left blank.
Girls and boys named Sheridan: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Sheridan, and how old are they?
6,790 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 81% of the 8,372 Americans ever recorded as Sheridan. The median Sheridan alive today is 30 years old; half are between 24 and 47.
The 2020 Census counted 6,871 people named Sheridan (5,227 women and girls, 1,644 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 6,926 born in the U.S. The Census count is 1% below that prediction.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 268 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 751 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 785 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 1,820 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 2,760 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 401 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Sheridan born?
The states with the most babies named Sheridan are California, Texas and Illinois, with 45% of its births recorded by state since 1910.
| State | Since 1910 | Rank, girls | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 598 | not ranked | 0.6× |
| Texas | 552 | not ranked | 0.8× |
| Illinois | 145 | not ranked | 0.3× |
| New York | 135 | not ranked | 0.2× |
| Oklahoma | 135 | not ranked | 1.1× |
| Ohio | 127 | not ranked | 0.3× |
| Florida | 114 | not ranked | 0.3× |
| Arizona | 107 | not ranked | 0.8× |
| Pennsylvania | 106 | not ranked | 0.3× |
| Michigan | 87 | not ranked | 0.3× |
Where Sheridan is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Sheridan is most over-represented in Oklahoma: since 1910 it was given 1.1 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among girls’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Sheridan with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 3 names spelled alike, given to 8,523 babies since 1880, Sheridan is the most given (98% of them). In 2025 it was given to 32 of their 32 babies (100%), again the most given.
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
More about Sheridan and names like it
- Compare Sheridan and SheridynBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 2000sSheridan peaked in 2001.
- California’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Sheridan since 1910.
- From surnamesWiktionary’s origin for Sheridan: every such name, by how often it is given.
- The top names of 2001The year the most babies were named Sheridan.
- The names of Generation ZMost people named Sheridan alive today were born 1997-2012.
- Names starting with SMost given first.