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Sheridan

Sheridan: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“descendant of Sirideán”
Origin
Irish
Say it
SHAIR-ih-dən · 3 syllables
Used for
Both (67% girls, 33% boys since 1880)

From an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Sirideáin. The original personal name Sirideán is of uncertain meaning, so surname descent is the safest gloss.

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How popular is Sheridan?

20246.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Sheridan in 202420

Peak year2001

Total US babies since 18808,340

Sheridan is fading: recent use is about 52% of its level ten years before.

Names like Sheridan

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Rileyvaliant · Irish
  • Rowanlittle red-haired one · Irish
  • Quinndescendant of Conn · Irish
  • Roryred king · Irish
  • Lennonlover · Irish
  • Caseyvigilant · Irish
  • Murphysea warrior · Irish
  • Rowenlittle red one · Irish

Sheridan questions

What does the name Sheridan mean?

Sheridan means "descendant of Sirideán". It comes from Irish. From an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Sirideáin. The original personal name Sirideán is of uncertain meaning, so surname descent is the safest gloss.

Is Sheridan a boy or girl name?

Sheridan is used for both: about 67% of US babies named Sheridan since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Sheridan?

20 US babies were named Sheridan in 2024. Its peak year was 2001.

How do you pronounce Sheridan?

Sheridan is usually pronounced SHAIR-ih-dən.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.