Sherman appears in U.S. registration data going all the way back to 1880, when records begin. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1950, 635 babies received the name (ranked #260). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #3511), with roughly 35 babies named Sherman each year. Sherman has been declining in recent years. In total, around 39,376 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.