How Many People Are Named Sher?
An estimated 262 people in the United States have the first name Sher. It is used for both genders, with 57.5% male. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Sher peaked in popularity in 2023 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sher as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sher paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
262
About 1 in 1,308,223 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
57.5% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
2023
16 births
Total Registered
292
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sher
Sher is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (57.5%) and females (42.5%). Out of 292 total births registered, 168 were male and 124 were female.
Sher as a male name
Ranked #10,712 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (16 births)
Sher as a female name
Ranked #18,736 in 2015
5 female births in 2015
Peak: 1972 (14 births)
Sher: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sher span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 62 babies were registered. While Sher is less common than at its peak in the 1950s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Sher by Decade
How has Sher tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sher by State
Sher + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sher as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sher
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sher: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sher?
We estimate approximately 262 people named Sher are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,308,223 Americans share this first name.
Is Sher a common name?
Sher is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 292 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sher most popular?
Sher reached peak popularity in 2023, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sher is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sher a male name?
Sher is predominantly male. 57.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sher Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sher Smith, Sher Johnson, Sher Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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