Recorded 1938–2013 Girls' name Peak 1986 1,507 births

Shera — girls' name

1,507 babies named Shera in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s71940s801950s1101960s1981970s3831980s6021990s942000s272010s6
1980s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Shera was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

135 babies were named Shera in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shera

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,507 babies named Shera between 1938 and 2013, spanning 76 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shera currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 135 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shera performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 602 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Shera shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 70 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Shera in 14 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shera in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,507 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Shera at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

1,507

Since 1938

76 years of records

Peak year

1986

135 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1938

Recorded for 76 years

Last year on file: 2013

Shera popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1938

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1986)
135
Annual births at peak — across 76 years of records
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Shera by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
602 births that decade — 40% of Shera's all-time total
1930s71940s801950s1101960s1981970s3831980s6021990s942000s272010s6

Shera by state

Where Shera concentrates geographically — total births since 1938

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Shera
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
70 4.6%
#2 California
63 4.2%
#3 New York
31 2.1%
#4 Florida
22 1.5%
#5 North Carolina
22 1.5%
#6 Georgia
18 1.2%
#7 Louisiana
16 1.1%
#8 Illinois
15 1.0%
Texas share of Shera's total US births 4.6%
Even split

70 of 1,507 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Shera appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shera?
1,507 babies have been named Shera since 1938. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1986 with 135 births.
When was Shera most popular?
Shera was most popular in the 1980s decade with 602 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Shera most popular?
The top states for the name Shera are Texas (70 births), California (63 births), New York (31 births).
How long has the name Shera been used?
Shera has been recorded in Social Security data since 1938, spanning 76 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Shera?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sheila, Sherry, Shelby, Shelly, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1938–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.