Recorded 1941–1965 Girls' name Peak 1946 251 births

Sherrian — girls' name

251 babies named Sherrian in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 1946. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s1291950s861960s36

The verdict

251 girls have been named Sherrian since 1941, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1965.

251
total births
1941–1965
years on record
1940s
peak decade
51%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Sherrian was born in this single decade.

1946
Single peak year

23 babies were named Sherrian in 1946 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sherrian

The Social Security Administration has registered 251 babies named Sherrian between 1941 and 1965, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherrian currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1946, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherrian performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 129 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sherrian shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Tennessee, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Sherrian in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherrian 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 251 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.

Sherrian at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

251

Since 1941

25 years of records

Peak year

1946

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1941

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1965

Sherrian popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1941

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1946)
23
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
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Sherrian by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
129 births that decade — 51% of Sherrian's all-time total
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Sherrian by state

Where Sherrian concentrates geographically — total births since 1941

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Sherrian
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Tennessee
7 2.8%
#2 Texas
5 2.0%
Tennessee share of Sherrian's total US births 2.8%
Even split

7 of 251 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherrian?
251 babies have been named Sherrian since 1941. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1946 with 23 births.
When was Sherrian most popular?
Sherrian was most popular in the 1940s decade with 129 total births. The single peak year was 1946.
Where is Sherrian most popular?
The top states for the name Sherrian are Tennessee (7 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Sherrian been used?
Sherrian has been recorded in Social Security data since 1941, spanning 25 years of data through 1965.
What names are similar to Sherrian?
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.

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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, 1941–1965 (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.