Masculine dossier · first seen 1912
Sherwin
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1935
Peak era
1935
Peak births
66
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Silent Generation
Quick answers about Sherwin
How many people are named Sherwin?
An estimated 2,282 living Americans are named Sherwin.
How rare is Sherwin?
Sherwin is very rare among babies today, with 9 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 86.4% from its 1935 peak.
How old is the typical Sherwin?
The median age of a living American named Sherwin is approximately 47 years, with most bearers falling between 34 and 61 years old.
Is Sherwin still popular?
Not especially. Sherwin has been declining since its 1935 peak and registered 9 births in 2025.
Where is Sherwin most common?
Sherwin has its strongest geographic signal in Illinois, where it appears 6.1× more often than the national baseline.
1912Peak 19352025
Peak year
1935
Decline from peak
86.4%
2025
9
All-time
3,769
Where it lives now
Sherwin is most concentrated in Illinois — about 5.4× the national rate in the 1940s.
States where Sherwin is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.