Name Legacy

Shermaine

Recorded 1947–2008 · United States

Shermaine was most popular in 1980, when 43 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,580 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 681 people named Shermaine.

Most popular in1980
Rank that year#3,580
Births that year43
Total since 1880681
Given to75% girls

Shermaine over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Shermaine’s peak in 1980. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shermaine a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shermaine is a unisex name — 74.6% of the 681 Americans given it were girls and 25.4% were boys. It changed hands: since 1992 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org