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Sheriff

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 182

Ireland

#463

2002 births

Sheriff is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2023 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1986, when 8 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1986.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Sheriff over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.

46
'80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Sheriff by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 8
1990s 10
2000s 46
2010s 27
2020s (to 2023) 11

How popular is Sheriff?

In 2023, Sheriff was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Sheriff is used

Ireland #463 3 in 2002
England & Wales #4,170 4 in 2021
United States #12,278 5 in 2023

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Sheriff

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Sheriff also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Sheriff over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Sheriff

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Sheriff — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Sheriff

How popular is the name Sheriff?

In 2023, Sheriff was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Sheriff a girl's or a boy's name?

Sheriff is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Sheriff?

Sheriff has 2 syllables.

When was Sheriff most popular?

Sheriff peaked in 1986, when 8 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.