Sherard
Masculine
Sherard is an old English surname given as a first name, two syllables with a soft start and a firm close. It belongs to a Victorian naval officer who searched the Arctic for lost men.
How old is the name Sherard?
Sherard first appears in US birth records in 1967 — 58 years ago. The typical Sherard alive today was born around 1983, making them about 42 years old. About 500 people named Sherard are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Sherard most popular?
Sherard peaked in 1975, reaching #1948 nationally. See the whole 1975 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Sherard
When Sir John Franklin's two ships vanished in the Canadian Arctic, the Royal Navy sent expedition after expedition to find them, and Sherard Osborn commanded a steam vessel in the search and wrote accounts of it that were read across Britain. His name, Sherard, was an old family surname used as a first name. American families gave it to sons in the same way, and it carries the echo of that cold, determined search.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source settles the origin of the surname Sherard, and nothing records why American families gave it as a first name.
Pronouncing Sherard
SHAIR-urd
Two syllables, stressed on the first.
Nicknames for Sherard
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
- 1967
- Most boys named
- 197524 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1948reached in 1975
- Change vs 2012
- −16.7%5 in 2014, from 6
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.
Sherards among us
people named Sherard 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
Sherard 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 traditional and distinctive.
- It is rare, so he will seldom share it.
- People will write Sherrod or Sherrard.
- There is no recorded meaning to give when someone asks.
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Frequently asked
- How many Sherards are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Sherard are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Sherard in 2025?
- Sherard is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Sherard with classmates?
- Sherard will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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