Sheran
Feminine
Sheran is a two-syllable name that sounds like Sharon and looks like Shereen. It is soft and warm, with the stress on the first syllable.
How old is the name Sheran?
Sheran first appears in US birth records in 1937 — 88 years ago. The typical Sheran alive today was born around 1949, making them about 76 years old. About 400 people named Sheran are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Sheran most popular?
Sheran peaked in 1943, reaching #1212 nationally. See the whole 1943 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Sheran
Sharon was a much-loved American girl's name, and families spelled it many ways, some with an e that pulls it toward Shereen and the Persian Shirin, the heroine of an old romance. Sheran sits between them, a name made from the sound families loved. It has no single ancestor that the record can name, and it is complete as it is.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source records the origin of Sheran. It may be a spelling of Sharon or of the Persian Shirin, sweet, and the record does not say which.
Pronouncing Sheran
SHAIR-un
Stress on the first syllable, like Sharon. Some say shuh-RAN.
Nicknames for Sheran
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1937
- Most girls named
- 194747 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1212reached in 1943
- Change vs 1978
- 0.0%5 in 1991, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Sherans among us
people named Sheran are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Sheran sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It sounds like a familiar name and is easy to say.
- It is rare as a spelling.
- People will write Sharon.
- There is no recorded meaning to give when someone asks.
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Frequently asked
- How many Sherans are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 400 people named Sheran are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Sheran in 2025?
- Sheran is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Sheran with classmates?
- Sheran will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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