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Shermaine

Used in both girl and boy records

Shermaine appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Shermaine by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDShermaine as a girl’s nameUS records 1947–2005
#9577girl rank1992peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDShermaine as a boy’s nameUS records 1973–2008
#11794boy rank1980peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

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Trace the annual recorded uses of Shermaine in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl198023 uses#281219531947–200542 listed years
Boy198020 uses#244419801973–200817 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.