Sherlock — boys' name

What the Data Says About Sherlock

The Social Security Administration has registered 78 babies named Sherlock between 1930 and 2022, spanning 93 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sherlock currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherlock performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sherlock shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherlock 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 78 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.