Sher
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SHAIR
- Origin
- Persian
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,021 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #8,239 for boys
Sher is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “lion”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 8,239th for boys in the US (9 babies).
What does Sher mean?
Persian: Persian word, also used in Urdu and Punjabi
“lion”
Sher Shah Suri was a 16th-century ruler who founded the Sur Empire in northern India.
Is Sher a girl's or a boy's name?
Sher is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK and 9 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Sher in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,021among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Sher, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Sher in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Sher in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 1 | #5,736 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Sher in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,239among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 190,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the US were named Sher, making it the 8,239th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2023, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 1980.
Half of all the boys named Sher in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sher in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #8,239 |
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 16 | #5,661 |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,752 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,805 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 10 | #3,856 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
Names like Sher
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Veer Shiv Shivansh Aarav River Dhruv Nirvair Aveer Krishiv Gurbaaz Shay Shivay
Names related to Sher
More Persian names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Sher: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sher, updated 20 October 2026.