Sherwood
Sherwood is a masculine given name. Notable people with this name include:Sherwood Anderson (1876–1941) American novelist and short story writer Sherwood Bailey (1923–1987), American child actor Sherwood Battle Brockwell (1885–1953), American fire marshal Sherwood Boehlert (1936–2021), American retired politician Sherwood Cryer (1927–2009), American entrepreneur Sherwood Eddy (1871–1963),…
Meaning & Origin of Sherwood
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sherwood is a masculine given name. Notable people with this name include:Sherwood Anderson (1876–1941) American novelist and short story writer Sherwood Bailey (1923–1987), American child actor Sherwood Battle Brockwell (1885–1953), American fire marshal Sherwood Boehlert (1936–2021), American retired politician Sherwood Cryer (1927–2009), American entrepreneur Sherwood Eddy (1871–1963),…
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The Story of Sherwood
Sherwood first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1891, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1938, when 120 Sherwoods were born — ranking #532 that year. As of 2026, Sherwood ranks #8,947 for baby boys with 8 births, holding steady (+5%). In total, more than 6K Sherwoods have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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About the name Sherwood
Sherwood is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1891 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Sherwood's peak popularity came in 1938 when it ranked #532. Use the chart and map above to compare Sherwood'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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