Recorded 1943–2000 Girls' name Peak 2000 17 births

Sherridan — girls' name

17 babies named Sherridan in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51990s52000s7

The verdict

17 girls have been named Sherridan since 1943, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2000.

17
total births
1943–2000
years on record
2000s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Sherridan was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

7 babies were named Sherridan in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sherridan

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Sherridan between 1943 and 2000, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sherridan currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherridan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sherridan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherridan 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 17 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.

Sherridan at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

17

Since 1943

58 years of records

Peak year

2000

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1943

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2000

Sherridan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1943

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (2000)
7
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
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Sherridan by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
7 births that decade — 41% of Sherridan's all-time total
1940s51990s52000s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sherridan?
17 babies have been named Sherridan since 1943. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 2000 with 7 births.
When was Sherridan most popular?
Sherridan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Sherridan been used?
Sherridan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1943, spanning 58 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Sherridan?
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, 1943–2000 (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.