The first name Sherman

In 2025, 19 boys born in the United States were named Sherman, the 5,169th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1950, when 635 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Sherman Alexie
  American author and filmmaker, born 1966
• Sherman Hemsley
  American actor (1938–2012)
• Sherman Howard
  American actor, born 1949
• Sherman Adams
  67th governor of New Hampshire (1899-1986)
• Sherman Douglas
  American basketball player (born 1966)
• Roger Sherman Baldwin
  American politician (1793-1863)
• Sherman Augustus
  American football player and actor (born 1959)
• Sherman Hamilton
  Canadian basketball player (born 1972)
• Sherman Cárdenas Estupiñan
  Colombian footballer, born 1989
• Sherman Fairchild
  American businessman (1896–1971)
• William Sherman Jennings
  American politician (1863-1920)
• Sherman C. Bishop
  American zoologist (1887–1951)

• Tyler
• Alfred
• Blake
• Grayson
• Stanley
• Tom
• Wyatt
• Miles
• Brandon
• Maxwell
• Landon
• Bradley
• Spencer
• Wesley
• Colton
• Hugh

All 216 names of English origin

What does the name Sherman mean?

(English surname): From Middle English schereman, scherman; equivalent to shear + -man.

What is the origin of the name Sherman?

(English surname): From Middle English schereman, scherman; equivalent to shear + -man.

Is Sherman a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 99% of the 39,393 US babies named Sherman since 1880 were boys.

When was Sherman most popular?

1950 in the United States, when 635 babies were named Sherman, its highest rank at 260th.

How do you pronounce Sherman?

Sherman is /ˈʃɜː(ɹ)mən/, 2 syllables.

Is Sherman also a surname?

Yes. Sherman is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.