Girls' name · since 1965
Sherae
Sherae has 273 recorded births since 1965 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,747 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 273
- born since 1965
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sherae sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 273 recorded since 1965.
Social Security Administration records show Sherae recorded 273 times among girls since 1965, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2000.
- #16,747 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 273 born since 1965
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sherae ranks #16,747 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 273 born since 1965, peaking in the 1980s.
- #16,747 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 273
- born since 1965
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sherae's 273 recorded births place it above 76.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sherae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sherae splits its recorded history at 1984: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1965 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sherae popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2000
- Peak year (1987)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Sherae by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (109 births, 40% of the file).
1980s was Sherae's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Sherae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s
1970s
61 births
- 1980s
1980s
109 births
- 1990s
1990s
81 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 109 births (40% of all-time use).
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- Sherae's decade-level peak was the 1980s (109 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sherae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~35 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1965–2000 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sherae draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.