Sherlock

SHUR-lahk /ˈʃɜːlɑːk/
boy 2 syllables fading

Sherlock is a very rare boys' name that peaked in 2017 and has since faded.

Sherlock is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2022. Sherlock was first reported in SSA data in 1930 and peaked in 2017 (12 births).

About the name Sherlock

PronunciationSHUR-lahk /ˈʃɜːlɑːk/
12peak births 2017
1930first in SSA data

Names similar to Sherlock

How popular is Sherlock?

Boys named Sherlock
1930194019601980200020202022
Boys named Sherlock per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1930–2022 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2022) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Sherlock total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
202255#14,029
201966#11,921
20171212#7,034
201688#9,540
201599#8,624
201488#9,487
201266#12,053
19785—#6,629
19557—#3,467
19497—#3,262
19305—#4,468