Boys' name · since 1891
Sherwood
Sherwood has 5,671 recorded births since 1891 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1938 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,647 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 5,671
- born since 1891
- 1920s
- peak decade
Sherwood sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 5,671 recorded since 1891.
Sherwood has 5,671 recorded births among boys since 1891, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1891 to 2024.
- #1,647 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 5,671 born since 1891
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherwood ranks #1,647 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5,671 born since 1891, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,647 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 5,671
- born since 1891
- 1920s
- peak decade
Sherwood's 5,671 recorded births place it above 96.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Sherwood's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sherwood's full recorded timeline at 1961, 20% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 80% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1891, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1938 peak of 120 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sherwood popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1891–2024
- Peak year (1938)
- 120
- Annual births at peak, across 134 years of records
Sherwood popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 1923 (Sherwood as girls' name)
Sherwood by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,010 births, 18% of the file).
1920s was Sherwood's strongest decade.
1,010 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Sherwood births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 23
1890s
23 births
- 1900s 49
1900s
49 births
- 1910s
1910s
620 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,010 births
- 1930s
1930s
946 births
- 1940s
1940s
986 births
- 1950s
1950s
859 births
- 1960s
1960s
464 births
- 1970s 286
1970s
286 births
- 1980s 157
1980s
157 births
- 1990s 120
1990s
120 births
- 2000s 56
2000s
56 births
- 2010s 58
2010s
58 births
- 2020s 37
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,010 births (18% of all-time use).
How Sherwood 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 Sherwood's total volume
Sherwood by state
Where Sherwood concentrates geographically, total births since 1891
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 573 | 10.1% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 551 | 9.7% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 460 | 8.1% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 262 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 117 | 2.1% |
| #6 | California | | 88 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Maine | | 82 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Connecticut | | 74 | 1.3% |
573 of 5,671 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Sherwood appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sherwood's data
- Sherwood's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,010 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Sherwoods (573 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Sherwood: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1938)
Similar record span (~133 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, 1891–2024 (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 Sherwood 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.