Girls' name · since 1941
Sherrian
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.
- #17,570 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 251
- born since 1941
- 1940s
- peak decade
Sherrian sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 251 recorded since 1941.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherrian has been recorded 251 times among girls since 1941, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 1965.
- #17,570 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 251 born since 1941
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherrian ranks #17,570 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 251 born since 1941, peaking in the 1940s.
- #17,570 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 251
- born since 1941
- 1940s
- peak decade
Sherrian's 251 recorded births place it above 75.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
Sherrian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sherrian's full recorded timeline at 1952, 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 1964, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1946 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sherrian popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–1965
- Peak year (1946)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Sherrian by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (129 births, 51% of the file).
1940s was Sherrian's strongest decade.
129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Sherrian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
129 births
- 1950s
1950s
86 births
- 1960s 36
1960s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 129 births (51% of all-time use).
Sherrian by state
Where Sherrian concentrates geographically, total births since 1941
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What to do with Sherrian's data
- Sherrian's decade-level peak was the 1940s (129 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Sherrians (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee 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 Sherrian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1946)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1941–1965 (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 Sherrian 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.