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Origin & history of Sherwood1
Modern American roots
Sherwood comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Bright forest.
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How popular is Sherwood?
1938
peak year
Sherwood reached its widest reach during the Great Depression years. In 1938, 120 babies received the name (ranked #534). In the present decade it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #10912), with about 7 babies given the name annually. Sherwood's usage has held roughly steady recently. The all-time total comes to roughly 5,681 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
120
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #534)
(ranked #534)
7
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
70
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
5,681
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Sherwood8
Life path number
The Achiever
Ambition, authority and material mastery.
💼Achiever
👑Authoritative
💰Business-minded
🏆Resilient
S1
H8
E5
R9
W5
O6
O6
D4
Sum: 44 → Life path 8
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Personality of Sherwood💼
Built for success
They don't dream of achievement — they plan for it.
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Commanding presence
They walk in and people notice.
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Strategic mind
Always three moves ahead.
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Unbreakable
Setbacks sharpen them. Resilience is in their DNA.
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