Sherwood

Sherwood: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “bright forest”
Origin: Old English
Say it: SHER-wuud · 2 syllables
Used for: Boys

English surname and place-name from Old English elements commonly interpreted as 'bright' and 'wood/forest.' It is strongly associated with Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire.

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How popular is Sherwood?

20242.4 per million US babies

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.

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Babies named Sherwood in 20248

Peak year1938

Total US babies since 18805,681

Sherwood is rising: use over the last five years is 1.6× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Sherwood

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Wesleywestern meadow · Old English
Westonwestern settlement · Old English
Blakeblack; pale · Old English
Oakleyoak clearing · Old English
Edwardwealthy guardian · Old English
Ashtonash tree town · Old English
Kingstonking's town · Old English
Brandonbroom-covered hill · Old English

Sherwood questions

What does the name Sherwood mean?

Sherwood means "bright forest". It comes from Old English. English surname and place-name from Old English elements commonly interpreted as 'bright' and 'wood/forest.' It is strongly associated with Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire.

Is Sherwood a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Sherwood?

8 US babies were named Sherwood in 2024. Its peak year was 1938.

How do you pronounce Sherwood?

Sherwood is usually pronounced SHER-wuud.

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.