Girls' name · since 1936
Sherin
Sherin has 404 recorded births since 1936 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,436 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 404
- born since 1936
- 1990s
- peak decade
404 girls have been named Sherin since 1936, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherin has been recorded 404 times among girls since 1936, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1936 to 2004.
- #13,436 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 404 born since 1936
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherin ranks #13,436 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 404 born since 1936, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,436 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 404
- born since 1936
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sherin's 404 recorded births place it above 81.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Sherin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sherin's full recorded timeline at 1978, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1936, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sherin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–2004
- Peak year (1991)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Sherin by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (123 births, 30% of the file).
1990s was Sherin's strongest decade.
123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Sherin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s
1940s
54 births
- 1950s 37
1950s
37 births
- 1960s
1960s
51 births
- 1970s 33
1970s
33 births
- 1980s
1980s
73 births
- 1990s
1990s
123 births
- 2000s 23
2000s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 123 births (30% of all-time use).
Sherin by state
Where Sherin concentrates geographically, total births since 1936
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 11 | 2.7% |
11 of 404 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sherin's data
- Sherin's decade-level peak was the 1990s (123 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Sherins (11 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Sherin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1936–2004 (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 Sherin 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.