Bright hair or shorn hair
Derived from the Old English elements 'scir', meaning bright or pure, and 'locc', meaning a lock of hair. Alternatively, it may refer to someone with 'shorn' or closely cut hair. It was originally an English surname before becoming synonymous with the famous literary detective.
Less common today
Sherlock isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #6,761 in 2017.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
The world's most famous consulting detective · A Study in Scarlet
Modernized version of the detective played by Benedict Cumberbatch · Sherlock (BBC)
