Sherron
Sherron is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Sherron Collins, American former professional basketball player and coach Sherron Dorsey-Walker, American professional basketball coach and former player Sherron Francis, American artist known for abstract expressionist paintings Jane Sherron De Hart, American feminist historian and women's studies academic Sherron Mills (1971–2016),…
Meaning & Origin of Sherron
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sherron is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Sherron Collins, American former professional basketball player and coach Sherron Dorsey-Walker, American professional basketball coach and former player Sherron Francis, American artist known for abstract expressionist paintings Jane Sherron De Hart, American feminist historian and women's studies academic Sherron Mills (1971–2016),…
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The Story of Sherron
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Sherron as a girl name dates back to 1933, when 6 babies received it. 1947 was its biggest year on record, with 140 newborns named Sherron — #719 in the national rankings. About 33% of every Sherron on record arrived during the 1940s, its defining decade. Sherron last appeared in the published SSA data in 2000, with 11 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Sherron first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1936, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1977: 25 births, good for #1,948 nationwide. About 28% of every Sherron on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Sherron last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 526 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Sherron
Sherron is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1933 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Sherron's peak popularity came in 1947 when it ranked #719. Use the chart and map above to compare Sherron's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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