Sheridan Name Popularity

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How popular is Sheridan?

In 2018 the rare name Sheridan, ranked the 6,174th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Sheridan is currently less popular.

Position 779, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 2001 with 305 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Sheridan in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1935.

Sheridan, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1935-1943, 1944-1947, 1966-1969, 1976-1980, 1986-1996, and 1997-2001, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1949-1952, 1971-1976, 2001-2013, and 2014-2017.

Sometimes the name Sheridan has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

The popularity trend for Sheridan has been spiralling downward for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Sheridan has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Sheridan?

Sheridan's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Sheridan is very unique and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Sheridan has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Sheridan (Girl)		Sheridan (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		20	6,174	9	8,667
2017		22	5,781	5	13,895
2016		36	4,136	7	10,547
2015		34	4,281	< 5	--
2014		38	3,984	6	11,869
2013		38	3,986	8	9,511
2012		51	3,258	< 5	--
2011		50	3,297	9	8,648
2010		63	2,801	6	11,964
2009		84	2,331	< 5	--
2008		79	2,436	7	10,841
2007		119	1,802	11	7,499
2006		129	1,650	7	10,485
2005		153	1,404	14	5,831
2004		192	1,172	20	4,386
2003		207	1,073	21	4,086
2002		225	983	17	4,666
2001		305	779	23	3,705
2000		264	842	23	3,624
1999		199	1,027	36	2,502
1998		188	1,048	37	2,384
1997		218	919	41	2,158
1996		202	956	41	2,107
1995		171	1,054	50	1,776
1994		172	1,057	35	2,299
1993		150	1,173	43	1,928
1992		133	1,287	46	1,818
1991		105	1,499	46	1,765
1990		87	1,700	52	1,611
1989		72	1,848	35	2,059
1988		36	2,924	31	2,082
1987		42	2,481	25	2,322
1986		41	2,463	21	2,591
1985		37	2,643	24	2,284
1984		29	3,051	17	2,801
1983		20	3,923	29	1,898
1982		30	3,005	16	2,954
1981		17	4,501	24	2,196
1980		35	2,695	32	1,800
1979		29	2,982	32	1,781
1978		21	3,613	21	2,264
1977		24	3,251	20	2,344
1976		17	3,932	26	1,920
1975		26	2,869	28	1,775
1974		24	2,990	29	1,692
1973		23	3,000	37	1,398
1972		29	2,507	29	1,639
1971		42	2,028	42	1,307
1970		23	3,011	29	1,610
1969		40	1,996	28	1,562
1968		29	2,282	24	1,641
1967		28	2,316	14	2,232
1966		21	2,731	16	2,031
1965		30	2,196	17	1,978
1964		17	3,217	17	2,029
1963		27	2,353	19	1,890
1962		24	2,520	18	1,950
1961		31	2,143	19	1,934
1960		20	2,812	20	1,854
1959		24	2,386	22	1,755
1958		27	2,205	17	2,010
1957		27	2,160	13	2,361
1956		21	2,519	13	2,349
1955		23	2,329	12	2,416
1954		28	2,019	32	1,357
1953		27	2,007	20	1,759
1952		26	2,010	16	1,998
1951		46	1,391	18	1,829
1950		48	1,330	25	1,494
1949		47	1,352	39	1,143
1948		48	1,344	34	1,252
1947		71	1,058	30	1,358
1946		62	1,085	46	1,015
1945		32	1,443	26	1,324
1944		52	1,088	32	1,189
1943		58	1,060	40	1,086
1942		44	1,202	44	1,022
1941		31	1,414	52	885
1940		24	1,632	42	1,004
1939		22	1,680	28	1,270
1938		17	2,012	44	961
1937		13	2,436	27	1,308
1936		17	1,941	33	1,165
1935		< 5	--	29	1,270
1934		< 5	--	27	1,317
1933		< 5	--	19	1,637
1932		< 5	--	12	2,302
1931		< 5	--	21	1,584
1930		< 5	--	26	1,461
1929		< 5	--	25	1,478
1928		6	4,647	36	1,207
1927		< 5	--	28	1,432
1926		< 5	--	36	1,215
1925		< 5	--	30	1,358
1924		< 5	--	29	1,406
1923		< 5	--	35	1,233
1922		< 5	--	26	1,501
1921		< 5	--	33	1,294
1920		< 5	--	21	1,739
1919		< 5	--	24	1,527
1918		< 5	--	24	1,528
1917		< 5	--	21	1,635
1916		< 5	--	19	1,688
1915		< 5	--	20	1,593
1914		< 5	--	22	1,297
1913		< 5	--	13	1,570
1912		< 5	--	14	1,341
1911		< 5	--	8	1,368
1910		< 5	--	5	1,807
1909		< 5	--	< 5	--
1908		< 5	--	5	1,564
1907		< 5	--	< 5	--
1906		< 5	--	5	1,394
1905		< 5	--	< 5	--
1904		< 5	--	< 5	--
1903		< 5	--	6	1,114
1902		< 5	--	6	1,121
1901		< 5	--	< 5	--
1900		< 5	--	< 5	--
1899		< 5	--	< 5	--
1898		< 5	--	7	984
1897		< 5	--	< 5	--
1896		< 5	--	6	1,086
1895		< 5	--	8	863
1894		< 5	--	< 5	--
1893		< 5	--	5	1,162
1892		< 5	--	< 5	--
1891		< 5	--	14	492
1890		< 5	--	< 5	--
1889		< 5	--	< 5	--
1888		< 5	--	< 5	--
1887		< 5	--	< 5	--
1886		< 5	--	< 5	--
1885		< 5	--	< 5	--
1884		< 5	--	< 5	--
1883		< 5	--	< 5	--
1882		< 5	--	< 5	--
1881		< 5	--	< 5	--
1880		< 5	--	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.