Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Sherman

#579 most common boys' name of all time · #1,277 across all names · 99% boys / 1% girls · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#579
Rank overall
#1,277 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
39,393
Since 2016
324
Peak year
1951 #268
Best rank
#154 1894
Girls Boys peak 644/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Sherman is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 19 19 #5,046
2024 — 21 21 #4,702
2023 — 19 19 #5,076
2022 — 32 32 #3,535
2021 — 33 33 #3,428
2020 — 34 34 #3,274
2019 — 36 36 #3,201
2018 — 36 36 #3,171
2017 — 47 47 #2,637
2016 — 47 47 #2,628
2015 — 42 42 #2,810
2014 — 39 39 #2,929
2013 — 40 40 #2,848
2012 — 46 46 #2,632
2011 — 40 40 #2,905
2010 — 43 43 #2,787
2009 — 50 50 #2,529
2008 — 60 60 #2,208
2007 — 55 55 #2,338
2006 — 72 72 #1,878
2005 — 70 70 #1,839
2004 — 66 66 #1,857
2003 — 75 75 #1,657
2002 — 70 70 #1,685
2001 — 89 89 #1,400
2000 — 108 108 #1,236
1999 — 80 80 #1,450
1998 — 103 103 #1,197
1997 — 124 124 #1,027
1996 — 116 116 #1,049
1995 — 114 114 #1,044
1994 — 148 148 #892
1993 — 144 144 #889
1992 — 175 175 #792
1991 — 183 183 #757
1990 — 164 164 #793
1989 — 195 195 #704
1988 — 170 170 #722
1987 5 172 177 #689
1986 7 189 196 #649
1985 7 196 203 #627
1984 — 216 216 #578
1983 — 251 251 #526
1982 7 271 278 #517
1981 — 285 285 #497
1980 — 303 303 #484
1979 — 286 286 #491
1978 — 312 312 #453
1977 — 301 301 #464
1976 — 291 291 #459
1975 — 334 334 #430
1974 — 326 326 #438
1973 6 291 297 #458
1972 5 369 374 #410
1971 6 383 389 #410
1970 5 387 392 #414
1969 — 383 383 #407
1968 6 351 357 #411
1967 — 370 370 #396
1966 8 336 344 #413
1965 — 407 407 #387
1964 — 446 446 #373
1963 — 451 451 #376
1962 5 491 496 #357
1961 — 498 498 #356
1960 7 563 570 #325
1959 11 511 522 #344
1958 5 599 604 #310
1957 — 514 514 #336
1956 8 533 541 #323
1955 10 590 600 #298
1954 10 555 565 #307
1953 — 605 605 #286
1952 10 611 621 #279
1951 10 634 644 #268
1950 — 635 635 #259
1949 — 558 558 #286
1948 — 595 595 #274
1947 — 577 577 #287
1946 — 519 519 #283
1945 5 511 516 #255
1944 5 512 517 #260
1943 — 541 541 #261
1942 — 552 552 #244
1941 — 559 559 #229
1940 5 532 537 #232
1939 5 546 551 #221
1938 — 521 521 #230
1937 — 543 543 #220
1936 — 485 485 #233
1935 8 511 519 #229
1934 — 437 437 #258
1933 5 442 447 #247
1932 — 432 432 #261
1931 5 443 448 #257
1930 — 473 473 #257
1929 — 503 503 #245
1928 — 511 511 #246
1927 6 524 530 #246
1926 6 473 479 #258
1925 — 499 499 #255
1924 — 527 527 #251
1923 — 507 507 #249
1922 5 540 545 #243
1921 5 487 492 #257
1920 — 488 488 #248
1919 — 463 463 #246
1918 — 503 503 #239
1917 — 466 466 #233
1916 5 463 468 #229
1915 — 425 425 #233
1914 — 320 320 #236
1913 — 284 284 #221
1912 — 218 218 #237
1911 — 123 123 #231
1910 — 107 107 #226
1909 — 115 115 #192
1908 — 118 118 #183
1907 — 74 74 #240
1906 — 71 71 #232
1905 — 72 72 #228
1904 — 81 81 #203
1903 — 70 70 #212
1902 — 78 78 #203
1901 — 64 64 #213
1900 — 95 95 #201
1899 — 65 65 #203
1898 — 74 74 #201
1897 — 61 61 #214
1896 — 100 100 #162
1895 — 75 75 #196
1894 — 100 100 #154
1893 — 71 71 #203
1892 — 76 76 #200
1891 — 77 77 #169
1890 — 67 67 #200
1889 — 59 59 #217
1888 — 79 79 #188
1887 — 78 78 #162
1886 — 66 66 #203
1885 — 65 65 #198
1884 — 69 69 #195
1883 — 48 48 #226
1882 — 50 50 #236
1881 — 47 47 #222
1880 — 54 54 #219