How Many People Are Named Sher?
people named Sher are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,229,441 people in the US has this name
Based on 301 babies named Sher in Social Security records from 1953 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
16 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "lion" in Persian. A famous bearer of this name was Sher Shah, a 16th-century Mughal ruler.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Sher, 38.4% were girls and 61.6% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Sher alive today is about 38 years old, and 44% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 20 and 55 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Sher first appears in the records in 1953 and was given most often in 2023, to 16 babies. In 2025, 9 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1953 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Sher has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #4,105, in 1981. In 2025 it ranked #8,804. Among girls, its best rank was #4,124, in 1956.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #8,804 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #4,105 (1981) | #4,124 (1956) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #5,634 in the 1980s | #4,917 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Sher alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Sher were born in California than in any other state: about 26 of those alive today.
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