How Many People Are Named Sherrod?
An estimated 1,784 people in the United States have the first name Sherrod. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Sherrod peaked in popularity in 1991 with 71 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sherrod 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 Sherrod paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,784
About 1 in 192,127 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.7% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1991
71 births
Total Registered
1,975
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sherrod
Sherrod is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,975 total births registered, 99.7% were male.
Sherrod as a male name
Ranked #8,203 in 2024
10 male births in 2024
Peak: 1991 (71 births)
Sherrod as a female name
Ranked #4,916 in 1938
5 female births in 1938
Peak: 1938 (5 births)
Sherrod: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sherrod span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 468 babies were registered. Sherrod has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sherrod by Decade
How has Sherrod 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.
Sherrod by State
Birth registrations for Sherrod span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Florida, North Carolina. The lowest are in Ohio, Mississippi, New Jersey. On average, about 36 Sherrods were registered per state.
Sherrod + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sherrod as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sherrod: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sherrod?
We estimate approximately 1,784 people named Sherrod 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 192,127 Americans share this first name.
Is Sherrod a common name?
Sherrod is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,975 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sherrod most popular?
Sherrod reached peak popularity in 1991, when 71 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sherrod is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sherrod a male name?
Sherrod is predominantly male. 99.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sherrod Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sherrod Smith, Sherrod Johnson, Sherrod 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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