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Sheridan

Sheridan means “to seek”. 7,496 US babies since 1940, peak 2001.

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What it means

“to seek”

Well documented

Originally a surname.

In US birth records

Peak year: 2001

40s50s60s70s80s90s00s10s20s

7,496 US babies were named Sheridan between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Sheridan (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Name twins (peaked around 2001)