Recorded 1963–2023 Boys' name Peak 1996 228 births

Shervin — boys' name

228 babies named Shervin in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s71980s381990s772000s422010s412020s18
1990s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Shervin was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

14 babies were named Shervin in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shervin

The Social Security Administration has registered 228 babies named Shervin between 1963 and 2023, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shervin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shervin performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Shervin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 29 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Shervin in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shervin 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 228 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.

Shervin at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

228

Since 1963

61 years of records

Peak year

1996

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1963

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 2023

Shervin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1963

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1996)
14
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
46810121416 202320172011200219981992198819791963 5

Shervin by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
77 births that decade — 34% of Shervin's all-time total
1960s51970s71980s381990s772000s422010s412020s18

Shervin by state

Where Shervin concentrates geographically — total births since 1963

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Shervin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
29 12.7%
California share of Shervin's total US births 12.7%

29 of 228 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shervin?
228 babies have been named Shervin since 1963. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1996 with 14 births.
When was Shervin most popular?
Shervin was most popular in the 1990s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Shervin most popular?
The top states for the name Shervin are California (29 births).
How long has the name Shervin been used?
Shervin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 61 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Shervin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sherman, Sheldon, Shelby, Shelton, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1963–2023 (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.