Sher

A boys’ name of Persian origin, meaning lion.

Babies a year
7
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2952
7 babies

Sher by the numbers

In 2025, 7 babies in England and Wales were named Sher.

Its American peak was 14 babies in 1972, making it a 1970s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sher. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Sheafrom the fairy fort; stately or admirable307 in the US (2017)
  • Shemname or renown16 in the US (2017)
  • Shepshepherd; short form of Shepherd9 in the US (2017)
  • Sheribeloved; a form of Cheryl or Sherry8 in the US (2017)
  • Syer7 in the US (2017)
  • Sier5 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean a lion

Like Sher, each of these has a lion in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Ariamelody, air; lioness7,160 in the US (2017)
  • Leolion3,278 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Leonardobrave lion; from Germanic elements4,113 in the US (2017)
  • Ariellion of god2,655 in the US (2017)
  • Leonlion526 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Arilion; my lion1,122 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Sher

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