Unisex name · since 1947
Shermaine
Shermaine has 508 recorded births since 1947 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1980 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,743 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 508
- born since 1947
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shermaine sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 508 recorded since 1947.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shermaine has been recorded 508 times among girls since 1947, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2005.
- #11,743 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 508 born since 1947
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shermaine ranks #11,743 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 508 born since 1947, peaking in the 1970s.
- #11,743 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 508
- born since 1947
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shermaine's 508 recorded births place it above 83.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shermaine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shermaine's SSA record in two at 1980 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1964, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shermaine popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2005
- Peak year (1980)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Shermaine popularity over time - boys
173 total births recorded since 1973 (Shermaine as boys' name)
Shermaine by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (149 births, 29% of the file).
1970s was Shermaine's strongest decade.
149 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Shermaine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 38
1950s
38 births
- 1960s 46
1960s
46 births
- 1970s
1970s
149 births
- 1980s
1980s
128 births
- 1990s
1990s
126 births
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 149 births (29% of all-time use).
How Shermaine 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 Shermaine's total volume
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What to do with Shermaine's data
- Shermaine's decade-level peak was the 1970s (149 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2000s -- 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shermaine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1947–2005 (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 Shermaine 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.