Sherod
Masculine
Sherod is a surname carried into first names, two syllables with a soft sh at the front and a firm d at the end. As Sherrod it belongs to a woman whose story became a lesson about quoting people out of context.
How old is the name Sherod?
Sherod first appears in US birth records in 1963 — 62 years ago. The typical Sherod alive today was born around 1987, making them about 38 years old. About 500 people named Sherod are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Sherod most popular?
Sherod peaked in 1978, reaching #2012 nationally. See the whole 1978 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Sherod
Shirley Sherrod, a Department of Agriculture official in Georgia, was forced to resign after a clip of her speech was posted online, cut so that it seemed to say the opposite of what she had said. When the full recording appeared, it showed a story about overcoming prejudice, and the government apologized and offered her a new post. Sherod, spelled with one r, carries that surname as a first name, a name with a firm finish that came out of the American South.
Meaningnot established
Not established
Sherod and Sherrod are American surnames whose origin is not settled. They may come from an English surname such as Sherratt or Sherwood, but no record fixes the line.
Pronouncing Sherod
SHAIR-ud
Stress on the first syllable. Some families say shuh-ROD.
Nicknames for Sherod
Moderate
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
- 1963
- Most boys named
- 197824 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2012reached in 1978
- Change vs 2016
- +60.0%8 in 2021, 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.
Sherods among us
people named Sherod 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
Sherod 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 is short and easy to say.
- Rod gives it a ready, familiar short form.
- It is rare, so he will seldom share it.
- It will be written Sherrod or Sherrard, and the stress will be placed both ways.
- There is no recorded meaning to give when someone asks.
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Frequently asked
- How many Sherods 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 Sherod are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Sherod in 2025?
- Sherod is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Sherod with classmates?
- Sherod will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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