Sherman is an established boys' name that peaked in 1951 and has since faded.
Sherman is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #5,169 for boy births in the United States (and #10,910 across all names), given to 19 babies. Sherman first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1950 (635 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | — | #5,169 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,857 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | — | #5,218 |
| 2022 | 32 | 32 | — | #3,602 |
| 2021 | 33 | 33 | — | #3,484 |
| 2020 | 34 | 34 | — | #3,334 |
| 2019 | 36 | 36 | — | #3,247 |
| 2018 | 36 | 36 | — | #3,225 |
| 2017 | 47 | 47 | — | #2,667 |
| 2016 | 47 | 47 | — | #2,655 |
| 2015 | 42 | 42 | — | #2,853 |
| 2014 | 39 | 39 | — | #2,976 |
| 2013 | 40 | 40 | — | #2,885 |
| 2012 | 46 | 46 | — | #2,672 |
| 2011 | 40 | 40 | — | #2,947 |
| 2010 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,818 |
| 2009 | 50 | 50 | — | #2,550 |
| 2008 | 60 | 60 | — | #2,233 |
| 2007 | 55 | 55 | — | #2,363 |
| 2006 | 72 | 72 | — | #1,889 |
| 2005 | 70 | 70 | — | #1,852 |
| 2004 | 66 | 66 | — | #1,877 |
| 2003 | 75 | 75 | — | #1,666 |
| 2002 | 70 | 70 | — | #1,692 |
| 2001 | 89 | 89 | — | #1,412 |
| 2000 | 108 | 108 | — | #1,239 |
| 1999 | 80 | 80 | — | #1,454 |
| 1998 | 103 | 103 | — | #1,204 |
| 1997 | 124 | — | — | #1,038 |
| 1996 | 116 | — | — | #1,058 |
| 1995 | 114 | — | — | #1,051 |
| 1994 | 148 | — | — | #896 |
| 1993 | 144 | — | — | #892 |
| 1992 | 175 | — | — | #794 |
| 1991 | 183 | — | — | #757 |
| 1990 | 164 | — | — | #796 |
| 1989 | 195 | — | — | #705 |
| 1988 | 170 | — | — | #724 |
| 1987 | 177 | — | #12,961 | #694 |
| 1986 | 196 | — | #9,403 | #651 |
| 1985 | 203 | — | #9,144 | #629 |
| 1984 | 216 | — | — | #579 |
| 1983 | 251 | — | — | #526 |
| 1982 | 278 | — | #9,058 | #517 |
| 1981 | 285 | — | — | #499 |
| 1980 | 303 | — | — | #484 |
| 1979 | 286 | — | — | #492 |
| 1978 | 312 | — | — | #453 |
| 1977 | 301 | — | — | #464 |
| 1976 | 291 | — | — | #459 |
| 1975 | 334 | — | — | #431 |
| 1974 | 326 | — | — | #439 |
| 1973 | 297 | — | #8,249 | #458 |
| 1972 | 374 | — | #9,392 | #410 |
| 1971 | 389 | — | #8,161 | #411 |
| 1970 | 392 | — | #9,107 | #414 |
| 1969 | 383 | — | — | #407 |
| 1968 | 357 | — | #6,891 | #411 |
| 1967 | 370 | — | — | #396 |
| 1966 | 344 | — | #5,210 | #413 |
| 1965 | 407 | — | — | #387 |
| 1964 | 446 | — | — | #373 |
| 1963 | 451 | — | — | #376 |
| 1962 | 496 | — | #7,421 | #357 |
| 1961 | 498 | — | — | #356 |
| 1960 | 570 | — | #5,623 | #325 |
| 1959 | 522 | — | #3,997 | #344 |
| 1958 | 604 | — | #6,887 | #310 |
| 1957 | 514 | — | — | #337 |
| 1956 | 541 | — | #4,778 | #323 |
| 1955 | 600 | — | #4,016 | #298 |
| 1954 | 565 | — | #3,929 | #307 |
| 1953 | 605 | — | — | #286 |
| 1952 | 621 | — | #3,759 | #279 |
| 1951 | 644 | — | #3,682 | #269 |
| 1950 | 635 | — | — | #260 |
| 1949 | 558 | — | — | #287 |
| 1948 | 595 | — | — | #274 |
| 1947 | 577 | — | — | #287 |
| 1946 | 519 | — | — | #283 |
| 1945 | 516 | — | #5,159 | #257 |
| 1944 | 517 | — | #5,156 | #260 |
| 1943 | 541 | — | — | #261 |
| 1942 | 552 | — | — | #244 |
| 1941 | 559 | — | — | #230 |
| 1940 | 537 | — | #4,944 | #232 |
| 1939 | 551 | — | #4,867 | #221 |
| 1938 | 521 | — | — | #230 |
| 1937 | 543 | — | — | #220 |
| 1936 | 485 | — | — | #233 |
| 1935 | 519 | — | #3,388 | #229 |
| 1934 | 437 | — | — | #258 |
| 1933 | 447 | — | #4,776 | #248 |
| 1932 | 432 | — | — | #261 |
| 1931 | 448 | — | #4,882 | #257 |
| 1930 | 473 | — | — | #257 |
| 1929 | 503 | — | — | #245 |
| 1928 | 511 | — | — | #247 |
| 1927 | 530 | — | #4,731 | #246 |
| 1926 | 479 | — | #4,771 | #258 |
| 1925 | 499 | — | — | #255 |
| 1924 | 527 | — | — | #251 |
| 1923 | 507 | — | — | #249 |
| 1922 | 545 | — | #5,680 | #243 |
| 1921 | 492 | — | #5,757 | #257 |
| 1920 | 488 | — | — | #248 |
| 1919 | 463 | — | — | #246 |
| 1918 | 503 | — | — | #239 |
| 1917 | 466 | — | — | #234 |
| 1916 | 468 | — | #5,060 | #229 |
| 1915 | 425 | — | — | #233 |
| 1914 | 320 | — | — | #237 |
| 1913 | 284 | — | — | #221 |
| 1912 | 218 | — | — | #237 |
| 1911 | 123 | — | — | #231 |
| 1910 | 107 | — | — | #226 |
| 1909 | 115 | — | — | #192 |
| 1908 | 118 | — | — | #183 |
| 1907 | 74 | — | — | #241 |
| 1906 | 71 | — | — | #233 |
| 1905 | 72 | — | — | #231 |
| 1904 | 81 | — | — | #205 |
| 1903 | 70 | — | — | #215 |
| 1902 | 78 | — | — | #203 |
| 1901 | 64 | — | — | #212 |
| 1900 | 95 | — | — | #201 |
| 1899 | 65 | — | — | #204 |
| 1898 | 74 | — | — | #203 |
| 1897 | 61 | — | — | #215 |
| 1896 | 100 | — | — | #162 |
| 1895 | 75 | — | — | #196 |
| 1894 | 100 | — | — | #154 |
| 1893 | 71 | — | — | #203 |
| 1892 | 76 | — | — | #200 |
| 1891 | 77 | — | — | #169 |
| 1890 | 67 | — | — | #199 |
| 1889 | 59 | — | — | #218 |
| 1888 | 79 | — | — | #189 |
| 1887 | 78 | — | — | #162 |
| 1886 | 66 | — | — | #204 |
| 1885 | 65 | — | — | #198 |
| 1884 | 69 | — | — | #195 |
| 1883 | 48 | — | — | #228 |
| 1882 | 50 | — | — | #237 |
| 1881 | 47 | — | — | #223 |
| 1880 | 54 | — | — | #219 |