Sherwood is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Sherwood means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Sherwood across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Sherwood has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Sherwood is a boy name of Old English origin meaning “bright forest”. An English place-name surname used as a given name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 5,682 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 Sherwood per year, United States (1891 to 2024). United States peaked in 1938 (120/yr).
Sherwood is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1938, when it ranked #1,119 nationally (given to 120 babies that year).
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