Sheridan
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SHER-ih-dun
- Origin
- Irish
- US rank, 2025
- #5,237 for girls
Sheridan is a girls' name of Irish origin, meaning “descendant of Siridean”. In 2025 it ranked 5,237th for girls in the US (24 babies).
What does Sheridan mean?
Irish: Irish surname O Sirideain
“descendant of Siridean”
The Irish-born playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan wrote The Rivals and The School for Scandal.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Sheridan a girl's or a boy's name?
Sheridan is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 24 girls and 8 boys in the US.
How popular is Sheridan in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 32 girls.
Half of all the girls named Sheridan in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2012, 73% of the babies named Sheridan in the UK were girls.
Sheridan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 2 | #7,600 |
| 2012 | 8 | #3,148 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,895 |
| 2007 | 7 | #3,060 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 1 | #6,173 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,874 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,832 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,792 |
| 1999 | 19 | #1,149 |
| 1998 | 19 | #1,158 |
| 1997 | 32 | #797 |
| 1996 | 24 | #924 |
How popular is Sheridan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,237th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 24 about 1 in 67,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 24 girls in the US were named Sheridan, making it the 5,237th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,625th. Its busiest year was 2001, with 305 girls. It first appears in the records in 1928. 8 boys were also named Sheridan in 2025 (8,906th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Sheridan in the US since 1880 were born between 1980 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1928, 14% of the babies named Sheridan in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 75%, with more girls than boys since 1984.
Sheridan in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #5,237 |
| 2024 | 20 | #5,959 |
| 2023 | 25 | #5,123 |
| 2022 | 19 | #6,224 |
| 2021 | 14 | #7,625 |
| 2020 | 17 | #6,625 |
| 2019 | 22 | #5,608 |
| 2018 | 20 | #6,006 |
| 2017 | 22 | #5,657 |
| 2016 | 36 | #4,082 |
| 2015 | 34 | #4,231 |
| 2014 | 38 | #3,923 |
| 2013 | 38 | #3,916 |
| 2012 | 51 | #3,212 |
| 2011 | 50 | #3,266 |
| 2010 | 63 | #2,780 |
| 2009 | 84 | #2,316 |
| 2008 | 79 | #2,419 |
| 2007 | 119 | #1,792 |
| 2006 | 129 | #1,639 |
| 2005 | 153 | #1,400 |
| 2004 | 192 | #1,169 |
| 2003 | 207 | #1,070 |
| 2002 | 225 | #980 |
| 2001 | 305 | #778 |
| 2000 | 264 | #842 |
| 1999 | 199 | #1,021 |
| 1998 | 188 | #1,045 |
| 1997 | 218 | #914 |
| 1996 | 202 | #949 |
| 1995 | 171 | #1,046 |
| 1994 | 172 | #1,053 |
| 1993 | 150 | #1,169 |
| 1992 | 133 | #1,281 |
| 1991 | 105 | #1,487 |
| 1990 | 87 | #1,684 |
| 1989 | 72 | #1,830 |
| 1988 | 36 | #2,862 |
| 1987 | 42 | #2,432 |
| 1986 | 41 | #2,419 |
| 1985 | 37 | #2,600 |
| 1984 | 29 | #2,991 |
| 1983 | 20 | #3,805 |
| 1982 | 30 | #2,958 |
| 1981 | 17 | #4,343 |
| 1980 | 35 | #2,651 |
| 1979 | 29 | #2,931 |
| 1978 | 21 | #3,512 |
| 1977 | 24 | #3,175 |
| 1976 | 17 | #3,811 |
| 1975 | 26 | #2,811 |
| 1974 | 24 | #2,922 |
| 1973 | 23 | #2,914 |
| 1972 | 29 | #2,451 |
| 1971 | 42 | #2,001 |
| 1970 | 23 | #2,938 |
| 1969 | 40 | #1,980 |
| 1968 | 29 | #2,246 |
| 1967 | 28 | #2,272 |
| 1966 | 21 | #2,667 |
| 1965 | 30 | #2,154 |
| 1964 | 17 | #3,107 |
| 1963 | 27 | #2,305 |
| 1962 | 24 | #2,462 |
| 1961 | 31 | #2,116 |
| 1960 | 20 | #2,728 |
| 1959 | 24 | #2,338 |
| 1958 | 27 | #2,166 |
| 1957 | 27 | #2,120 |
| 1956 | 21 | #2,452 |
| 1955 | 23 | #2,279 |
| 1954 | 28 | #1,986 |
| 1953 | 27 | #1,972 |
| 1952 | 26 | #1,977 |
| 1951 | 46 | #1,382 |
| 1950 | 48 | #1,323 |
| 1949 | 47 | #1,334 |
| 1948 | 48 | #1,326 |
| 1947 | 71 | #1,054 |
| 1946 | 62 | #1,077 |
| 1945 | 32 | #1,417 |
| 1944 | 52 | #1,078 |
| 1943 | 58 | #1,048 |
| 1942 | 44 | #1,195 |
| 1941 | 31 | #1,384 |
| 1940 | 24 | #1,591 |
| 1939 | 22 | #1,638 |
| 1938 | 17 | #1,945 |
| 1937 | 13 | #2,317 |
| 1936 | 16 | #1,950 |
| 1935 | 5 | #4,202 |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 6 | #4,193 |
Names like Sheridan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Erin, Jessica, Francesca, Abigail, Emily, Jasmine, Molly, Robyn, Holly, Zoe, Amber, Sydney
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Finn, Aiden, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Ronan, Connor, Declan, Casey, Kennedy
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, “Sheridan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sheridan, updated 20 October 2026.