Recorded 1944–1974 Girls' name Peak 1954 32 births

Sherren — girls' name

32 babies named Sherren in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

32 girls have been named Sherren since 1944, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1974.

32
total births
1944–1974
years on record
1950s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Sherren was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

8 babies were named Sherren in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sherren

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Sherren between 1944 and 1974, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherren currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1974. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherren performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sherren shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherren in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 32 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sherren at a glance

Last recorded 1974

Total births

32

Since 1944

31 years of records

Peak year

1954

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1974

Active since

1944

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1974

Sherren popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1944

Last recorded 1974
Peak year (1954)
8
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
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Sherren by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
14 births that decade — 44% of Sherren's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherren?
32 babies have been named Sherren since 1944. It was last recorded in 1974. The peak year was 1954 with 8 births.
When was Sherren most popular?
Sherren was most popular in the 1950s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
How long has the name Sherren been used?
Sherren has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 31 years of data through 1974.
What names are similar to Sherren?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1944–1974 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.