Is Sherwin a boy or girl name?

Sherwin is a boy’s name. Of the 3,784 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.4% were girls and 99.6% were boys.

Sherwin

Recorded 1912–2025 · United States

Sherwin was most popular in 1935, when 66 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,548 that year. In 2025 it ranked #17,163, with 9 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,784 people named Sherwin.

Sherwin over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sherwin’s peak in 1935. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sherwin a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sherwin is a boy’s name — 0.4% of the 3,784 Americans given it were girls and 99.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

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.

Names that peaked alongside Sherwin

Where Sherwin is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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