Masculine dossier · first seen 1891

Sherwood

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1938

Peak era

1938

Peak births

120

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Silent Generation

1891Peak 19382025

Quick answers about Sherwood

An estimated 2,313 living Americans are named Sherwood.

Sherwood fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

The median age of a living American named Sherwood is approximately 68 years, with most bearers falling between 53 and 78 years old.

Not especially. Sherwood has been declining since its 1938 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Peak year

1938

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

5,671

Sherwood last appeared in SSA records in 2024. Across its recorded history, about 5,671 American boys received the name.

Sherwood peaked in 1938, when 120 boys were given the name.

No boys were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 5,671 Americans named Sherwood since 1891.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationSilent Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1938

Living profile

2,313

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age68

Core range53–78

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Wave

A name with sustained momentum rather than a single spike.