How Many People Are Named Sheran?
An estimated 340 people in the United States have the first name Sheran. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 72 years old, and Sheran peaked in popularity in 1947 with 47 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sheran 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 Sheran paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 72, Sheran is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1964.
Estimated Living Americans
340
About 1 in 1,008,101 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
72
years old
Peak Year
1947
47 births
Total Registered
567
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sheran
Sheran is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 567 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sheran as a female name
Ranked #15,065 in 1991
5 female births in 1991
Peak: 1947 (47 births)
Sheran: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sheran span from the 1930s to the 1990s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 283 babies were registered. Sheran has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sheran by Decade
How has Sheran 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.
Sheran by State
Birth registrations for Sheran span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Pennsylvania, California. The lowest are in California, Pennsylvania, Texas. On average, about 16 Sherans were registered per state.
Sheran + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sheran as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sheran
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sheran: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sheran?
We estimate approximately 340 people named Sheran 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 1,008,101 Americans share this first name.
Is Sheran a common name?
Sheran is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 567 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sheran most popular?
Sheran reached peak popularity in 1947, when 47 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sheran is approximately 72 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sheran a female name?
Sheran is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sheran Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sheran Smith, Sheran Johnson, Sheran 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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