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Sherwood
OriginEnglish
Meaning"bright forest"
GenderBoy & girl
US Rank
GirlsUnranked
Below 5 births
BoysUnranked
Below 5 births
About Sherwood
Unfashionable surname, best left in the forest with Robin Hood and his Merry Men.
Sherwood is also given to girls.
Pronounced SHER-wood.
As of October 2026, Sherwood ranked #6009 for girls in US births in 1947 and #9708 for boys in US births in 2024 SSA, peaked at #4896 for girls in 1923 and #534 for boys in 1938.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Girls #4,896
Boys #4,639
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
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- Sherwood AndersonBoy
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- Sherwood StewartBoy
American tennis player
- Sherwood SmithBoy
female American novelist
- Frank Sherwood RowlandBoy
American chemist; winner of the Nobel Prize
Sherwood in pop culture
- Sherwood ForestBoy
setting of the Robin Hood legends
- Marge SherwoodBoy
character in "The Talented Mr. Ripley"
- SherwoodBoy
Ohio, town where the movie "Heathers" is set
- Sherwood BeddingBoy
mattress company
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