Sherwin — #8339 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Sherwin

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,759 babies named Sherwin between 1912 and 2024, spanning 113 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sherwin currently holds the #8339 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1935, when 66 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sherwin performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 493 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Sherwin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 437 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Sherwin in 17 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sherwin 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 3,759 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.