Boys' name · since 1986

Sheriff

Sheriff has 102 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#17,307 of 45,481
all-time among boys
102
born since 1986
2000s
peak decade

Sheriff sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 102 recorded since 1986.

Sheriff has 102 recorded births among boys since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1986 to 2023.

  • #17,307 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 102 born since 1986
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheriff ranks #17,307 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 102 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.

#17,307 of 45,481
all-time among boys
102
born since 1986
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Sheriff's 102 recorded births place it above 61.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Sheriff's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Sheriff's full recorded timeline at 2008, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1986 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Sheriff popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1986)
8
Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
456789 198619952002200520082010201320222023 5

Sheriff by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (46 births, 45% of the file).

2000s was Sheriff's strongest decade.

46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.

Sheriff births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 46 births (45% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sheriff? ▼
102 babies have been named Sheriff since 1986. All-time, it sits at #17,307 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1986 with 8 births.
Where does Sheriff sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheriff ranks #17,307 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Sheriff most popular? ▼
Sheriff was most popular in the 2000s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Sheriff been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Sheriff since 1986 -- 38 years through the most recent 2023 data.
What names are similar to Sheriff? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sherman, Sheldon, Shelby, Shelton, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Sheriff's data

  • Sheriff's decade-level peak was the 2000s (46 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Sheriff

Nearby Names Like Sheriff

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sheriff

Sherman Boy
#5045 39,190 births
Sheldon Boy
#2767 36,676 births
Shelby Boy
#2992 16,449 births
Shelton Boy
#4710 11,973 births
Shea Boy
#1549 8,537 births

Compare Sheriff side by side: Sheriff vs Sherman Sheriff vs Sheldon Sheriff vs Shelby

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Lizzie
102 births · Peak 1921
Add
102 births · Peak 1922
Montford
102 births · Peak 1917
Thelton
102 births · Peak 1926
Ulas
102 births · Peak 1921
Densel
102 births · Peak 1921
Weber
102 births · Peak 2008
Tomio
102 births · Peak 1924

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Sheriff: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1986–2023 (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 Sheriff 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.