Sherman is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Sherman means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Sherman across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Sherman has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Sherman is a boy name of Old English origin meaning “shear man, cloth cutter”. From an English occupational surname.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 39,393 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Sherman per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1951 (644/yr).
Sherman has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1951, when it ranked #569 nationally (given to 644 babies that year).
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