Recorded 1968–1986 Girls' name Peak 1979 97 births

Shervon — girls' name

97 babies named Shervon in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s101970s491980s38

The verdict

97 girls have been named Shervon since 1968, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1986.

97
total births
1968–1986
years on record
1970s
peak decade
51%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Shervon was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

13 babies were named Shervon in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shervon

The Social Security Administration has registered 97 babies named Shervon between 1968 and 1986, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shervon currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shervon performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shervon shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shervon 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 97 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.

Shervon at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

97

Since 1968

19 years of records

Peak year

1979

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1968

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1986

Shervon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1968

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1979)
13
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
468101214 1986198219801978197619721968 5

Shervon by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
49 births that decade — 51% of Shervon's all-time total
1960s101970s491980s38

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shervon?
97 babies have been named Shervon since 1968. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1979 with 13 births.
When was Shervon most popular?
Shervon was most popular in the 1970s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Shervon been used?
Shervon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 19 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Shervon?
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, 1968–1986 (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.