Unisex name · since 1928
Sheridan
5,604 babies named Sheridan in U.S. Social Security records since 1928, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,380 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,265 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,604
- born since 1928
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sheridan is the #5265 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 5,604 recorded since 1928.
Sheridan has 5,604 recorded births among girls since 1928, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5265 as of the latest data, more common than 70% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1928 to 2025.
- #2,380 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,265 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,604 born since 1928
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheridan ranks #2,380 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,265 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,604 born since 1928, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,380 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,265 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,604
- born since 1928
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sheridan's 5,604 recorded births place it above 96.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Sheridan compares
5,604 Top 13% higher than 87% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sheridan's all-time total is 15x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sheridan | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,604 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 305 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sheridan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sheridan splits its recorded history at 1980: 76% of all births land in the more recent half, 24% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1935 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 305 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sheridan popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 305
- Annual births at peak, across 98 years of records
Sheridan popularity over time - boys
2,768 total births recorded since 1891 (Sheridan as boys' name)
Sheridan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,757 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Sheridan's strongest decade.
1,757 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Sheridan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s 73
1930s
73 births
- 1940s 469
1940s
469 births
- 1950s 297
1950s
297 births
- 1960s 267
1960s
267 births
- 1970s 258
1970s
258 births
- 1980s 359
1980s
359 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,625 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,757 births
- 2010s 374
2010s
374 births
- 2020s 119
2020s
119 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,757 births (31% of all-time use).
How Sheridan 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 Sheridan's total volume
Sheridan by state
Where Sheridan concentrates geographically, total births since 1928
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 519 | 9.3% |
| #2 | California | | 479 | 8.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 139 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 135 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 122 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Florida | | 109 | 1.9% |
| #7 | New York | | 104 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 87 | 1.6% |
519 of 5,604 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Sheridan appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sheridan's data
- Sheridan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,757 total births); usage has since declined to 119 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Sheridans (519 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 Sheridan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~97 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, 1928–2025 (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 Sheridan 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.