Sher

Girl · recorded 1953–2015

  • 2015last recorded
  • 1972best year

Most popular in 1972.

Last recorded in 2015. Fewer than five girls 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 Sher.

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Its story

Popularity since 1953

05919531969198420002015

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 16 recorded years as a table
Sher, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19535
19544
19553
19565
19575
19585
19595
19605
19612
19623
19703
19729
19734
19743
19753
20153

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Sher 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 2015
5
Rank in 2015
#16,419
How rare
1 in 357,019 girls
Since 1953
124

Sher was last recorded in 2015. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1972, at 9 per million girls born.

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

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