Boys' name · since 1916
Sherrod
1,970 babies named Sherrod in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,333 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,970
- born since 1916
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sherrod is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 1,970 have been recorded since 1916.
Sherrod has 1,970 recorded births among boys since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2024.
- #3,333 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,970 born since 1916
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherrod ranks #3,333 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,970 born since 1916, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,333 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,970
- born since 1916
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sherrod's 1,970 recorded births place it above 92.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
Sherrod's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sherrod splits its recorded history at 1977: 73% of all births land in the more recent half, 27% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 71 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sherrod popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2024
- Peak year (1991)
- 71
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Sherrod popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1938 (Sherrod as girls' name)
Sherrod by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (468 births, 24% of the file).
1980s was Sherrod's strongest decade.
468 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Sherrod births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s 37
1920s
37 births
- 1930s 32
1930s
32 births
- 1940s 38
1940s
38 births
- 1950s 79
1950s
79 births
- 1960s 141
1960s
141 births
- 1970s
1970s
299 births
- 1980s
1980s
468 births
- 1990s
1990s
425 births
- 2000s
2000s
250 births
- 2010s 156
2010s
156 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 468 births (24% of all-time use).
How Sherrod compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Sherrod's total volume
Sherrod by state
Where Sherrod concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 88 | 4.5% |
| #2 | Florida | | 83 | 4.2% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 78 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 47 | 2.4% |
| #5 | New York | | 44 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Texas | | 20 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 12 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 10 | 0.5% |
88 of 1,970 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Sherrod appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sherrod's data
- Sherrod's decade-level peak was the 1980s (468 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Sherrods (88 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sherrod: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1916–2024 (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 Sherrod 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.