Sher
Boy name
Sher meaning
Lion, tiger, brave man, An epithet of Kahlifa Ali.
Sher at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- شرAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #9,864 in 2024
Sher popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | #6,250 | 5 |
| 1981 | #3,857 | 10 |
| 2000 | #10,349 | 5 |
| 2024 | #9,864 | 7 |
All 23 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | #6,250 | 5 |
| 1981 | #3,857 | 10 |
| 1982 | #5,003 | 7 |
| 1983 | #5,484 | 6 |
| 1984 | #4,972 | 7 |
| 1987 | #6,089 | 6 |
| 1988 | #5,200 | 8 |
| 1989 | #4,811 | 10 |
| 1991 | #4,759 | 11 |
| 1992 | #6,129 | 8 |
| 1993 | #6,813 | 7 |
| 1994 | #6,372 | 8 |
| 1996 | #7,137 | 7 |
| 1998 | #9,631 | 5 |
| 2000 | #10,349 | 5 |
| 2005 | #11,471 | 5 |
| 2012 | #10,768 | 6 |
| 2018 | #10,757 | 6 |
| 2019 | #12,142 | 5 |
| 2021 | #12,141 | 5 |
| 2022 | #8,981 | 8 |
| 2023 | #5,664 | 16 |
| 2024 | #9,864 | 7 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: MuslimNames.com via the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset.
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