How Many People Are Named Sherod?
An estimated 549 people in the United States have the first name Sherod. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Sherod peaked in popularity in 1978 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sherod 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 Sherod paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
549
About 1 in 624,325 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1978
24 births
Total Registered
573
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sherod
Sherod is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 573 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Sherod as a male name
Ranked #9,557 in 2021
8 male births in 2021
Peak: 1978 (24 births)
Sherod: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sherod span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 176 babies were registered. Sherod has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sherod by Decade
How has Sherod 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.
Sherod by State
Birth registrations for Sherod span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Virginia, Florida. The lowest are in Georgia, Florida, Virginia. On average, about 8 Sherods were registered per state.
Sherod + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sherod as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sherod: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sherod?
We estimate approximately 549 people named Sherod 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 624,325 Americans share this first name.
Is Sherod a common name?
Sherod is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 573 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sherod most popular?
Sherod reached peak popularity in 1978, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sherod is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sherod a male name?
Sherod is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sherod Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sherod Smith, Sherod Johnson, Sherod 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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