Sherald

Boy · recorded 1934–1948

  • 1948last recorded
  • 1938best year

Most popular in 1938.

Last recorded in 1948. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Sherald.

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Its story

Popularity since 1934

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 7 recorded years as a table
Sherald, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19345
19376
19387
19395
19404
19454
19483

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Sherald isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1948
6
Rank in 1948
#3,316
How rare
1 in 292,436 boys
Since 1934
40

Sherald was last recorded in 1948. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1938, at 7 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Sherald doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.