Girls' name · since 1937
Sherran
Since 1937, U.S. Social Security records show 282 babies named Sherran, peaking in 1947. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,451 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 282
- born since 1937
- 1940s
- peak decade
Sherran sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 282 recorded since 1937.
Sherran has 282 recorded births among girls since 1937, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1937 to 1974.
- #16,451 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 282 born since 1937
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherran ranks #16,451 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 282 born since 1937, peaking in the 1940s.
- #16,451 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 282
- born since 1937
- 1940s
- peak decade
Sherran's 282 recorded births place it above 77.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Sherran's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sherran's full recorded timeline at 1949, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1937, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1947 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sherran popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1974
- Peak year (1947)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Sherran by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (165 births, 59% of the file).
1940s was Sherran's strongest decade.
165 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Sherran births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 16
1930s
16 births
- 1940s
1940s
165 births
- 1950s
1950s
80 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 165 births (59% of all-time use).
Sherran by state
Where Sherran concentrates geographically, total births since 1937
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 2.1% |
6 of 282 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sherran's data
- Sherran's decade-level peak was the 1940s (165 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Sherrans (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sherran: 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 (~37 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, 1937–1974 (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 Sherran 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.