Boys' name · since 1915
Shermon
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 370 babies named Shermon, peaking in 1947. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,470 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 370
- born since 1915
- 1930s
- peak decade
Shermon sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 370 recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shermon has been recorded 370 times among boys since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2007.
- #9,470 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 370 born since 1915
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shermon ranks #9,470 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 370 born since 1915, peaking in the 1930s.
- #9,470 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 370
- born since 1915
- 1930s
- peak decade
Shermon's 370 recorded births place it above 79.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shermon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shermon's full recorded timeline at 1944, 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 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1947 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shermon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2007
- Peak year (1947)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 93 years of records
Shermon by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (75 births, 20% of the file).
1930s was Shermon's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Shermon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
33 births
- 1920s
1920s
74 births
- 1930s
1930s
75 births
- 1940s
1940s
59 births
- 1950s
1950s
36 births
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1970s
1970s
35 births
- 1980s
1980s
36 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 75 births (20% of all-time use).
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What to do with Shermon's data
- Shermon's decade-level peak was the 1930s (75 total births); usage has since declined to 5 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 Shermon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~92 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, 1915–2007 (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 Shermon 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.