Given name
Sherridan
“one who is wild and untamed; a searcher”·“a seeker”
Sherridan is a variant of Sheridan. Interpretations include “one who is wild and untamed; a searcher” and “a seeker”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sherridan is a variant of Sheridan. Interpretations include “one who is wild and untamed; a searcher” and “a seeker”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1943. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Sherridan is a variant of Sheridan. The history of Sheridan gives this family its wider story. Sheridan’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Sherridan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 17
- 0 boys · 17 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2000. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 108 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sherridan’s family of names
Sherridan has a related form in Sheridan.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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