Sherod
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SHAIR-ud
- Origin
- English
Sherod is a boys' name of English origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Sherod come from?
English: spelling of Sherrod; English surname of uncertain origin
Meaning borrowed from Sherrod.
Is Sherod a girl's or a boy's name?
Sherod is a boys' name.
How popular is Sherod in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1978, with 24 boys. It first appears in the records in 1963.
Half of all the boys named Sherod in the US since 1880 were born between 1979 and 1997, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sherod in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 14 | #5,135 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 12 | #4,871 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,495 |
| 1994 | 16 | #3,905 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,220 |
| 1992 | 21 | #3,099 |
| 1991 | 14 | #3,998 |
| 1990 | 19 | #3,160 |
| 1989 | 18 | #3,199 |
| 1988 | 12 | #3,910 |
| 1987 | 16 | #3,068 |
| 1986 | 22 | #2,427 |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,213 |
| 1984 | 17 | #2,705 |
| 1983 | 16 | #2,786 |
| 1982 | 15 | #2,971 |
| 1981 | 24 | #2,137 |
| 1980 | 22 | #2,284 |
| 1979 | 17 | #2,668 |
| 1978 | 24 | #2,012 |
| 1977 | 16 | #2,664 |
| 1976 | 17 | #2,507 |
| 1975 | 14 | #2,749 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,316 |
| 1973 | 19 | #2,122 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,438 |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,144 |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,834 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,047 |
Names like Sherod
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brandon Taylor Spencer Tyler Tanner Jared Tyson Adam Jacob Corey Colton Jesse
Names related to Sherod
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Sources
Figures from 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, “Sherod: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sherod, updated 20 October 2026.