unisex name
Shermaine
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 9
- Births on record 681
Shermaine is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 75% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2008 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1980, when 43 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1947.
Shermaine over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2008, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 6 |
| 1950s | 38 |
| 1960s | 46 |
| 1970s | 228 |
| 1980s | 192 |
| 1990s | 145 |
| 2000s (to 2008) | 26 |
How popular is Shermaine?
In 2008, Shermaine was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
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 Shermaine
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Shermaine also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shermaine over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Shermaine
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shermaine — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Shermaine
How popular is the name Shermaine?
In 2008, Shermaine was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Shermaine a girl's or a boy's name?
Shermaine is used for both girls and boys. About 75% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Shermaine most popular?
Shermaine peaked in 1980, when 43 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.