Girls' name · since 1940
Sherrin
Since 1940, U.S. Social Security records show 310 babies named Sherrin, peaking in 1947. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,637 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 310
- born since 1940
- 1940s
- peak decade
310 girls have been named Sherrin since 1940, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Sherrin has 310 recorded births among girls since 1940, 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 1940 to 1974.
- #15,637 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 310 born since 1940
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherrin ranks #15,637 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 310 born since 1940, peaking in the 1940s.
- #15,637 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 310
- born since 1940
- 1940s
- peak decade
Sherrin's 310 recorded births place it above 78.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Sherrin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sherrin's full recorded timeline at 1958, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1940, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1947 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sherrin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1974
- Peak year (1947)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Sherrin by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (103 births, 33% of the file).
1940s was Sherrin's strongest decade.
103 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Sherrin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
103 births
- 1950s
1950s
66 births
- 1960s
1960s
102 births
- 1970s 39
1970s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 103 births (33% of all-time use).
Sherrin by state
Where Sherrin concentrates geographically, total births since 1940
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.6% |
5 of 310 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sherrin's data
- Sherrin's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (103 total births) through the 1970s (39) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Sherrins (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Sherrin: 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 (~34 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, 1940–1974 (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 Sherrin 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.