Recorded 1943–1968 Girls' name Peak 1947 159 births

Sherion — girls' name

159 babies named Sherion in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s451950s771960s37

The verdict

159 girls have been named Sherion since 1943, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1968.

159
total births
1943–1968
years on record
1950s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Sherion was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

13 babies were named Sherion in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sherion

The Social Security Administration has registered 159 babies named Sherion between 1943 and 1968, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherion currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1968. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherion performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sherion shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sherion in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherion in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 159 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sherion at a glance

Last recorded 1968

Total births

159

Since 1943

26 years of records

Peak year

1947

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1968

Active since

1943

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1968

Sherion popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1943

Last recorded 1968
Peak year (1947)
13
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
468101214 19681963195819551952194819451943 5

Sherion by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
77 births that decade — 48% of Sherion's all-time total
1940s451950s771960s37

Sherion by state

Where Sherion concentrates geographically — total births since 1943

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sherion
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 3.1%
Georgia share of Sherion's total US births 3.1%

5 of 159 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherion?
159 babies have been named Sherion since 1943. It was last recorded in 1968. The peak year was 1947 with 13 births.
When was Sherion most popular?
Sherion was most popular in the 1950s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
Where is Sherion most popular?
The top states for the name Sherion are Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Sherion been used?
Sherion has been recorded in Social Security data since 1943, spanning 26 years of data through 1968.
What names are similar to Sherion?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sheila, Sherry, Shelby, Shelly, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1943–1968 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.