Sheridan

Where Sheridan comes from

As a surname, from Irish Ó Sirideáin.
— Wiktionary's entry for Sheridan
  • 3 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1814
    Sheridan Le Fanu born
    Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels
  2. 1928
    First appearance
    #4,195 among girls, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1981
    Sheridan Smith born
    British actress
  4. 1984
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name; from this year it's the other way round, and has stayed that way.
  5. 2001
    Peak, #778
    305 babies named Sheridan — more than any year before or since.
  6. 2006
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,639.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
  • A female given name transferred from the surname, of uncommon modern usage.
  • Any of many place names, including:
  • A census-designated place in Placer County, California, United States.
Namesakes
  • Sheridan Le Fanu · Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels, 1814–1873
  • Sheridan Smith · British actress, born 1981
  • Sheridan Downey · American politician, 1884–1961
  • Sheridan Morais · South African motorcycle racer, born 1985
  • Sheridan Burge-Lopez · Australian swimmer, born 1970

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.