First Name SHERMAN

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • SHERMAN is ranked as the 1119th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 28,394.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 8.9 people named SHERMAN for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 75% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named SHERMAN is 22,411.
  • The SSA data also shows that SHERMAN is used as a boy's name 99% of the time.

First Names SHERMAN
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 28,394 +/-2.1%
  • National Rank 1,119
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 8.9

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 22,411
  • National Rank 1,334
  • Percentile Rank 98.56%
  • Proportion/100k 7.03

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name SHERMAN is 73.4% White, 2.1% Hispanic origin, 17.6% Black, 4.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.7% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name SHERMAN have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name SHERMAN is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • English surname
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name SHERMAN

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 73.4% 63.9% 9.5%
Hispanic origin 2.1% 16.3% -14.2%
Black 17.6% 12.3% 5.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander 4.5% 4.9% -0.4%
Two or more races 1.7% 1.8% -0.1%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named SHERMAN is California where 3,653 people have this name.
  • Kentucky is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named SHERMAN, as 16.3 in every 100,000 Kentuckians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Kentucky is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 6 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Alaska (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names SHERMAN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 915 7.1 97.7% Indiana 549 8.33 96.6% Iowa 182 5.85 95.3% Kansas 197 6.78 92.5% Michigan 993 10.02 98.7% Minnesota 463 8.48 97.5% Missouri 419 13.99 95.8% Nebraska 79 4.19 87.3% North Dakota 24 3.26 70.2% Ohio 801 6.91 97.4% South Dakota 27 3.11 71.4% Wisconsin 430 7.46 97.2%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name SHERMAN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 915 7.1 97.7%
Indiana 549 8.33 96.6%
Iowa 182 5.85 95.3%
Kansas 197 6.78 92.5%
Michigan 993 10.02 98.7%
Minnesota 463 8.48 97.5%
Missouri 419 13.99 95.8%
Nebraska 79 4.19 87.3%
North Dakota 24 3.26 70.2%
Ohio 801 6.91 97.4%
South Dakota 27 3.11 71.4%
Wisconsin 430 7.46 97.2%
West State Statistics First-Names SHERMAN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 16 2.16 50.0% Arizona 237 3.52 93.3% California 3,653 9.41 99.1% Colorado 203 3.78 93.4% Hawaii 120 8.48 92.8% Idaho 141 8.6 90.0% Montana 63 6.13 82.8% Nevada 138 4.85 91.2% New Mexico 89 4.25 85.9% Oregon 234 5.89 93.6% Utah 323 10.97 93.9% Washington 605 8.56 97.7% Wyoming 28 4.79 72.1%

West States
State stats for the first name SHERMAN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 16 2.16 50.0%
Arizona 237 3.52 93.3%
California 3,653 9.41 99.1%
Colorado 203 3.78 93.4%
Hawaii 120 8.48 92.8%
Idaho 141 8.6 90.0%
Montana 63 6.13 82.8%
Nevada 138 4.85 91.2%
New Mexico 89 4.25 85.9%
Oregon 234 5.89 93.6%
Utah 323 10.97 93.9%
Washington 605 8.56 97.7%
Wyoming 28 4.79 72.1%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names SHERMAN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 207 5.76 94.4% Maine 81 6.13 85.6% Massachusetts 316 4.69 94.8% New Hampshire 56 4.23 84.4% New Jersey 490 5.48 96.5% New York 1,472 7.45 98.7% Pennsylvania 638 4.99 97.3% Rhode Island 27 2.59 78.6% Vermont 90 14.39 90.9%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name SHERMAN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 207 5.76 94.4%
Maine 81 6.13 85.6%
Massachusetts 316 4.69 94.8%
New Hampshire 56 4.23 84.4%
New Jersey 490 5.48 96.5%
New York 1,472 7.45 98.7%
Pennsylvania 638 4.99 97.3%
Rhode Island 27 2.59 78.6%
Vermont 90 14.39 90.9%
South State Statistics First-Names SHERMAN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 574 11.85 96.8% Arkansas 365 12.31 95.3% Delaware 71 7.6 93.5% Dist. of Columbia 95 14.37 93.2% Florida 1,980 9.95 99.0% Georgia 937 9.28 98.0% Kentucky 719 16.3 96.5% Louisiana 590 12.68 96.5% Maryland 497 8.32 97.4% Mississippi 419 13.99 95.8% North Carolina 1,410 14.18 98.7% Oklahoma 342 8.82 94.8% South Carolina 389 8.04 95.9% Tennessee 779 11.9 97.5% Texas 2,574 9.55 99.0% Virginia 871 10.46 97.8% West Virginia 227 12.29 91.2%

South States
State stats for the first name SHERMAN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 574 11.85 96.8%
Arkansas 365 12.31 95.3%
Delaware 71 7.6 93.5%
Dist. of Columbia 95 14.37 93.2%
Florida 1,980 9.95 99.0%
Georgia 937 9.28 98.0%
Kentucky 719 16.3 96.5%
Louisiana 590 12.68 96.5%
Maryland 497 8.32 97.4%
Mississippi 419 13.99 95.8%
North Carolina 1,410 14.18 98.7%
Oklahoma 342 8.82 94.8%
South Carolina 389 8.04 95.9%
Tennessee 779 11.9 97.5%
Texas 2,574 9.55 99.0%
Virginia 871 10.46 97.8%
West Virginia 227 12.29 91.2%
 

Full Names with SHERMAN as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have SHERMAN as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named SHERMAN.

The most popular full name is SHERMAN Smith. 1.57% of all the people named SHERMAN have this family name.

There are 3126 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name SHERMAN

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 SHERMAN Smith 1.57%
2 SHERMAN Williams 1.26%
3 SHERMAN Johnson 0.85%
4 SHERMAN Lee 0.80%
5 SHERMAN Brown 0.78%
6 SHERMAN Jones 0.65%
7 SHERMAN Davis 0.62%
8 SHERMAN Harris 0.59%
9 SHERMAN Thomas 0.56%
10 SHERMAN Miller 0.49%
11 SHERMAN Sheridan 0.49%
12 SHERMAN Jackson 0.47%
13 SHERMAN Robinson 0.47%
14 SHERMAN Wilson 0.47%
15 SHERMAN Lewis 0.43%
16 SHERMAN Anderson 0.41%
17 SHERMAN Moore 0.39%
18 SHERMAN Baker 0.38%
19 SHERMAN Hall 0.38%
20 SHERMAN White 0.38%

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