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Sherman

Sherman: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“shearer of cloth”
Origin
English
Say it
SHUR-mun · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

From an English occupational surname for a cloth shearer, from Middle English shere and man. It later came into use as a given name.

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How popular is Sherman?

20246.3 per million US babies
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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 Sherman in 202421

2024 rank#4,690 boys

Peak year1887

Total US babies since 188039,376

Sherman is steady now but far below its 1887 peak.

Names like Sherman

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • JackGod is gracious · English
  • Hudsonson of Hudd · English
  • Jacksonson of Jack · English
  • Cartercart driver · English
  • Wyattbrave in war · English
  • Maverickindependent person · English
  • Masonstoneworker · English
  • Graysonson of the steward · English

Sherman questions

What does the name Sherman mean?

Sherman means "shearer of cloth". It comes from English. From an English occupational surname for a cloth shearer, from Middle English shere and man. It later came into use as a given name.

Is Sherman a boy or girl name?

Sherman is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Sherman?

21 US babies were named Sherman in 2024. Its peak year was 1887.

How do you pronounce Sherman?

Sherman is usually pronounced SHUR-mun.

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.