Boys' name · since 1997
Shermar
Shermar has 93 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,916 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 93
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
93 boys have been named Shermar since 1997, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Shermar recorded 93 times among boys since 1997, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2013.
- #17,916 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 93 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shermar ranks #17,916 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 93 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,916 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 93
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shermar's 93 recorded births place it above 60.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shermar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shermar's full recorded timeline at 2004, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shermar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2013
- Peak year (2002)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Shermar by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (67 births, 72% of the file).
2000s was Shermar's strongest decade.
67 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Shermar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
67 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 67 births (72% of all-time use).
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What to do with Shermar's data
- Shermar's decade-level peak was the 2000s (67 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shermar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1997–2013 (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 Shermar 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.