Girls' name · since 1953

Shermane

32 babies named Shermane in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#40,342 of 72,339
all-time among girls
32
born since 1953
1950s
peak decade

Shermane sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 32 recorded since 1953.

Shermane has 32 recorded births among girls since 1953, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 1975.

  • #40,342 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 32 born since 1953
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shermane ranks #40,342 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 32 born since 1953, peaking in the 1950s.

#40,342 of 72,339
all-time among girls
32
born since 1953
1950s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Shermane's 32 recorded births place it above 44.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Shermane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Shermane's SSA record in two at 1955 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 1954, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1953 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Shermane popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1975

Last recorded 1975
Peak year (1953)
10
Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
4681012 19531954195519711975 6

Shermane by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (20 births, 63% of the file).

1950s was Shermane's strongest decade.

20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.

Shermane births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 20 births (63% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shermane?
Since 1953, Social Security records show 32 babies named Shermane. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #40,342 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1975. Its busiest year on record was 1953, with 10 births.
Where does Shermane sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shermane ranks #40,342 of 72,339 girls' 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 Shermane most popular?
Shermane was most popular in the 1950s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
How long has the name Shermane been used?
Shermane has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 23 years of data through 1975.
What names are similar to Shermane?
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.

What to do with Shermane's data

  • Shermane's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (20 total births) through the 1970s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

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

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Shermane: 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, 1953–1975 (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 Shermane 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.